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STOKES, Cecil Albert Harold
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | B/3106, B3106 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 21 May 1941 |
| Last Rank: | Stoker 2/c |
| Last Unit: | HMAS Perth (I) D29 WW2 |
| Born: | Jundah, Queensland, Australia, 31 July 1923 |
| Home Town: | Goondiwindi, Goondiwindi, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Leichhardt Ward State School and Rockhampton Central High School. |
| Occupation: | Student |
| Died: | Illness whilst a Prisoner of the Japanese - Chronic Diarrhoea and Malaria, Burma, 1 March 1943, aged 19 years |
| Cemetery: |
Thanbyuzayat War Cemetery, (Burma) A11 B 2 |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial, East Fremantle HMAS Perth (I) Memorial, Kangaroo Point H.M.A.S. Moreton Honour Roll |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 21 May 1941: | Enlisted Royal Australian Navy, B3106, Brisbane, Queensland | |
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| 21 May 1941: | Enlisted Royal Australian Navy, Able Seaman, B/3106 | |
| 1 Mar 1942: | Imprisoned | |
| 1 Mar 1943: | Involvement Royal Australian Navy, Stoker 2/c, B3106, HMAS Perth (I) D29 WW2 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Vicki Owens
Son of Frederick Arthur Stokes and Agnes nee Calderwood of Brisbane, Qld.- Later of Goondiwindi, Qld.
DEARLY LOVED & SADLY MISSED BY LOVING MOTHER, SISTERS & BROTHERS
Joined the Navy when he was 16.
Survived by his parents, sisters Roseanna Adams, Violet Hodges and Fay. Brothers Frederick(R.A.N) and Clive(R.A.N).
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