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MEDDINGS, Ronald
Personal Details
| Service Number: | PM4709 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 15 July 1942 |
| Last Rank: | Able Seaman |
| Last Unit: | HMAS Australia (II) D84 - WW2 |
| Born: | Carlton, Victoria, Australia, date not yet discovered |
| Home Town: | Altona, Hobsons Bay, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Carlton State School, Victoria, Australia |
| Occupation: | Meat Process Worker |
| Died: | Killed in Action, At Sea, 6 January 1945, age not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Plymouth Naval Memorial, Plymouth, Devon, England, United Kingdom Pan 95 Col 3 |
| Memorials: | Altona War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, HMAS Australia (Honour Roll) |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Able Seaman, PM4709, HMAS Australia (II) D84 - WW2 | |
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| 15 Jul 1942: | Enlisted Royal Australian Navy, Able Seaman, PM4709 | |
| 15 Jul 1942: | Transferred Royal Australian Navy, Ordinary Seaman, HMAS Cerberus (Shore), Basic Training to 12th November 1942 | |
| 13 Nov 1942: | Transferred Royal Australian Navy, Ordinary Seaman, HMAS Australia (II) D84 - WW2, Posted to HMAS Australia as Ordinary Seaman | |
| 14 Jun 1943: | Promoted Royal Australian Navy, Able Seaman, HMAS Australia (II) D84 - WW2 | |
| 6 Jan 1945: | Involvement Royal Australian Navy, Able Seaman, PM4709, HMAS Australia (II) D84 - WW2, RAN Operations SW Pacific 1944-45 - "Lleyte 1944 / Lingayen Gulf 1945", Killed in Action as a result of Kamakzie attack on Turrets of vessel during Allied Landings in the Phillipines | |
| 6 Jan 1945: | Discharged Royal Australian Navy, Able Seaman, PM4709, HMAS Australia (II) D84 - WW2, Discharged from RANR Killied on Active Service Buried at Sea |
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