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MCWHIRTER, Edward
Personal Details
| Service Number: | F2719/20 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 2 September 1939 |
| Last Rank: | Able Seaman |
| Last Unit: | HMAS Perth (I) D29 WW2 |
| Born: | Manchester, England, 9 September 1920 |
| Home Town: | Balmain, Leichhardt, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Sunda Strait, Indonesia, Sunda Strait, Netherlands East Indies, 1 March 1942, aged 21 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Plymouth Naval Memorial, Plymouth, Devon, England, United Kingdom |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, East Fremantle HMAS Perth (I) Memorial, Plymouth Naval Memorial to the Missing / Lost at Sea |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 2 Sep 1939: | Enlisted Royal Australian Navy, Ordinary Seaman, F2719/20, HMAS Cerberus (Shore), Fremantle, Western Australia | |
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| 2 Sep 1939: | Enlisted Royal Australian Navy, Able Seaman, F2719/20 | |
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Able Seaman, F2719/20, HMAS Perth (I) D29 WW2 | |
| 1 Mar 1942: | Involvement Royal Australian Navy, Able Seaman, F2719/20, HMAS Perth (I) D29 WW2 |
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Edward was one of six children five brothers and one sister, Edward was the eldest.
The other siblings were Wilfred Henry McWhirter, William (Bill) McWhirter, Twins Samuel and Elsie McWhirter and Christopher Walker (Half brother)
Edward McWhirter was my uncle. - John McWhirter-Whitlock
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