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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 |
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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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