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WILLIAMSON, Maurice Douglas
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 21077 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 6 May 1936 |
| Last Rank: | Leading Seaman |
| Last Unit: | HMAS Sydney (II) - D48 WW2 |
| Born: | Ballarat East, Victoria, Australia, 6 July 1918 |
| Home Town: | Not yet discovered |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Indian Ocean, 20 November 1941, aged 23 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Carnarvon HMAS Sydney II Memorial, Carnarvon Walk of Remembrance, Geraldton HMAS Sydney II Memorial, Hobart HMAS Sydney II 60th Anniversary of Sinking - Tasmanian Casualties, Mosman Bradleys Head HMAS Sydney Memorial, Plymouth Naval Memorial to the Missing / Lost at Sea |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 6 May 1936: | Enlisted Royal Australian Navy, Leading Seaman, 21077 | |
|---|---|---|
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement 21077, HMAS Sydney (II) - D48 WW2 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
L. S. Maurice Douglas Williamson had been in tho Navy for six years. He had served in the Australia, Albatross, and Hobart, and was transferred to the Sydney about six months ago. He was the second son of Mrs. E. M. Williamson, Lenah Valley, and the late Mr. D. Williamson.
Biography contributed by Doug Phillips
Born 6th July 1918 in Ballarat East, Victoria (Australia)
Son of Douglas Lyle Williamson and Ella May Williamson of Lenah Valley, Tasmania (Australia)
Brother of Marjorie Smith (Williamson)
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