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PRITCHARD, Herbert Lloyd
Personal Details
| Service Number: | PM2955 |
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| Enlisted: | 13 August 1940, Mobilized, Royal Australian Naval Reserve (RANR), Engine Room Artificer 5th Class (ERA V) |
| Last Rank: | Petty Officer |
| Last Unit: | HMAS Sydney (II) - D48 WW2 |
| Born: | Moonee Ponds, Victoria, 6 August 1917 |
| Home Town: | Brunswick West, Moreland, Victoria |
| Occupation: | Fitter and Turner |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Indian Ocean, 20 November 1941, aged 24 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Plymouth Naval Memorial Panel 61, Column 2., Plymouth Naval Memorial, Plymouth, Devon, England, United Kingdom |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Carnarvon HMAS Sydney II Memorial, Carnarvon Walk of Remembrance, Crib Point Ordnance Staff Memorial St Mark Protestant Chapel, Geraldton HMAS Sydney II Memorial, Mosman Bradleys Head HMAS Sydney Memorial |
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World War 2 Service
| 13 Aug 1940: | Enlisted Royal Australian Navy, PM2955, Mobilized, Royal Australian Naval Reserve (RANR), Engine Room Artificer 5th Class (ERA V) | |
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| 13 Aug 1940: | Enlisted Royal Australian Navy, Petty Officer, PM2955 | |
| 18 Nov 1940: | Transferred Royal Australian Navy, Petty Officer, HMAS Cerberus (Shore), Change of category; Ordnance Artificer 4th Class (OA IV). | |
| 3 Jul 1941: | Transferred Royal Australian Navy, Petty Officer, HMAS Sydney (II) - D48 WW2, Ordnance Artificer 4th Class (OA IV). | |
| 20 Nov 1943: | Involvement Royal Australian Navy, Petty Officer, PM2955, HMAS Sydney (II) - D48 WW2, RAN Operations - 'SW Pacific / Indian Ocean 1941-43', Lost with all hands off Geraldton WA |
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