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NUMAN, Jack Edmund
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 23807 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 8 December 1939 |
| Last Rank: | Able Seaman |
| Last Unit: | Not yet discovered |
| Born: | BRISBANE, QLD, 27 June 1922 |
| Home Town: | Not yet discovered |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Sydney Harbour, New South Wales, Australia, Sydney Harbour, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 1 June 1942, aged 19 years |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Kangaroo Point H.M.A.S. Moreton Honour Roll, Potts Point Garden Island Naval Base HMAS Kuttabul Memorial |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement 23807 | |
|---|---|---|
| 8 Dec 1939: | Enlisted Royal Australian Navy, Able Seaman, 23807 |
Personal Stories
HMAS KUTTABUL torpedoed by a Japanese midget submarine
JACK NUMAN was KIA when the naval depot ship, HMAS Kuttabul (a converted harbour ferry, moored at Garden Island as an accommodation vessel) was torpedoed by a Japanese midget submarine in Sydney Harbour.
He was 19 years of age.
Nineteen Australian and two British sailors were killed in the attack.
Submitted 19 September 2024 by Mike Larsen