Ernest George LINDSAY

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Service Number:	13764
Enlisted:	15 January 1923
Last Rank:	Chief Petty Officer
Last Unit:	HMAS Yarra (II)
Born:	Cowes, England, 11 August 1900
Home Town:	Lane Cove, Lane Cove, New South Wales
Schooling:	England
Occupation:	Sailor, R.A.N. (trade: Fitter & Turner)
Died:	Died at sea aboard HMAS Yarra raft, Indian Ocean, 9 March 1942, aged 41 years
Cemetery:	No known grave - "Known Unto God" Panel 73, Column 3., Plymouth Naval Memorial, Plymouth, Devon, England, United Kingdom
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Crib Point Ordnance Staff Memorial St Mark Protestant Chapel, Lane Cove Lodge WW2 Honour Roll

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15 Jan 1923:	Enlisted Royal Australian Navy, Chief Petty Officer, 13764

15 Jan 1923:	Enlisted Royal Australian Navy, Petty Officer, 13764, Ordnance Artificer 4th Class
15 Jan 1926:	Promoted Royal Australian Navy, Chief Petty Officer, HMAS Sydney (I) - WW1, Ordnance Artificer 3rd Class
15 Jan 1930:	Promoted Royal Australian Navy, Chief Petty Officer, HMAS Cerberus (Shore), Ordnance Artificer 2nd Class
15 Jan 1935:	Promoted Royal Australian Navy, Chief Petty Officer, HMAS Canberra (I), Ordnance Artificer 1st Class

3 Sep 1939:	Involvement 13764
24 Mar 1940:	Transferred Royal Australian Navy, Chief Petty Officer, HMAS Yarra (II)
4 Mar 1942:	Involvement Royal Australian Navy, Chief Petty Officer, 13764, HMAS Yarra (II)
9 Mar 1942:	Involvement Royal Australian Navy, Chief Petty Officer, 13764

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