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O'BRIEN, Ronald William
Personal Details
Service Number: | 21470 |
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Enlisted: | 7 April 1937 |
Last Rank: | Able Seaman |
Last Unit: | HMAS Perth (I) D29 WW2 |
Born: | Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 11 December 2019 |
Home Town: | Albert Park, Port Phillip, Victoria |
Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
Died: | Dysentery and Beriberi, Burma, 18 August 1943 |
Cemetery: |
Thanbyuzayat War Cemetery, (Burma) Plot A9, Row D, Grave 7., Thanbyuzayat War Cemetery, Thanbyuzayat, Mon State, Myanmar |
Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial, East Fremantle HMAS Perth (I) Memorial |
Service History
World War 2 Service
7 Apr 1937: | Enlisted Royal Australian Navy, Able Seaman, 21470 | |
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3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Able Seaman, 21470, HMAS Perth (I) D29 WW2 |
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