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WILLIS, Geoffrey George
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 21894 |
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| Enlisted: | 21 March 1938, Ordinary Seaman II |
| Last Rank: | Able Seaman |
| Last Unit: | HMAS Perth (I) D29 WW2 |
| Born: | Manilla, New South Wales, Australia, 12 September 1921 |
| Home Town: | Kensington, Randwick, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Sailor, R.A.N. |
| Died: | Illness while a POW of the Japanese, Burma, 15 September 1943, aged 22 years |
| Cemetery: |
Thanbyuzayat War Cemetery, (Burma) A4. A. 18. |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial, Crib Point Ordnance Staff Memorial St Mark Protestant Chapel, East Fremantle HMAS Perth (I) Memorial |
Service History
Non Warlike Service
| 21 Mar 1938: | Enlisted Royal Australian Navy, 21894, Ordinary Seaman II |
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World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Able Seaman, 21894, HMAS Perth (I) D29 WW2 | |
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| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Royal Australian Navy, 21894, HMAS Australia (II) D84 - WW2 | |
| 5 Jul 1940: | Transferred Royal Australian Navy, Ordinary Seaman, HMAS Perth (I) D29 WW2 | |
| 27 Nov 1940: | Promoted Royal Australian Navy, Able Seaman, HMAS Perth (I) D29 WW2 | |
| 1 Mar 1942: | Involvement Royal Australian Navy, Able Seaman, 21894, HMAS Perth (I) D29 WW2 | |
| 2 Mar 1942: | Imprisoned Japanese Prisoner Of War, Burma | |
| 15 Sep 1943: | Involvement Royal Australian Navy, Able Seaman, 21894 |
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