Ronald Eliot LORD

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Service Number:	19392
Enlisted:	10 May 1929
Last Rank:	Chief Stoker
Last Unit:	HMAS Vampire I
Born:	Spring Hill, Brisbane, Queensland, 20 January 1909
Home Town:	Kogarah, Sydney, New South Wales
Occupation:	Sailor, R.A.N.
Died:	Killed in Action, At Sea, Bay of Bengal., 9 April 1942, aged 33 years
Cemetery:	No known grave - "Known Unto God" Buried at Sea. Commemorated at Plymouth Naval Memorial, Panel 73, Column 2., Plymouth Naval Memorial, Plymouth, Devon, England, United Kingdom
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour

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10 May 1929:	Enlisted Royal Australian Navy, Stoker 2/c, 19392, HMAS Cerberus (Shore), Engagement 12 years. Prior to WW2, served H.M.A.S. Canberra, Australia, Penguin, Vendetta and Orara, and had been promoted to Acting Stoker Petty Officer.

10 May 1929:	Enlisted Royal Australian Navy, Chief Petty Officer, 19392
3 Sep 1939:	Involvement 19392
1 Dec 1939:	Promoted Royal Australian Navy, Petty Officer Stoker, H.M.A.S. Orara.
30 Sep 1941:	Transferred Royal Australian Navy, Petty Officer Stoker, HMAS Vampire I, (18 April 1941 re-engagement - 5 years and 22 days).
1 Feb 1942:	Promoted Royal Australian Navy, Chief Stoker, HMAS Vampire I
9 Apr 1942:	Involvement Royal Australian Navy, Chief Stoker, 19392, HMAS Vampire I, RAN Operations - 'SW Pacific / Indian Ocean 1941-43'

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