WITHERS, Alfred Percival
| Service Number: | PM5554 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 16 December 1942 |
| Last Rank: | Able Seaman |
| Last Unit: | Not yet discovered |
| Born: | Ballarat, Victoria, Australia, 21 November 1924 |
| Home Town: | Not yet discovered |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Illness, Australia, 19 December 1945, aged 21 years |
| Cemetery: |
Rookwood Cemetery & Crematorium D D 11, Sydney War Cemetery, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement PM5554 | |
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| 16 Dec 1942: | Enlisted Royal Australian Navy, Able Seaman, PM5554 |
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Service History
16.12.42 Enlisted as Ordinary Seaman, HMAS
Cerberus
15.01.43 Posted to HMAS Penguin
19.03.43 Posted to HMAS Assault
18.05.43 Assault Trained
19.05.43 Posted to HMAS Penguin
10.07.43 Posted to HMAS Assault
18.08.43 Posted to HMAS Manoora
15.10.43 Promoted to Able Seaman
09.12.43 Posted to 6th Australian Division (Army)
22.01.44 Posted to HMAS Platypus
26.02.44 Posted to Beach Landing Group, Cairns
27.02.44 Posted to HMAS Manoora
18.03.44 Qualified as sea for Able Seaman
17.07.44 Posted to Naval Beach Commandos, Kuranda
01.01.45 Posted to HMAS Magnetic
16.03.45 Posted to HMAS Madang ? Naval Beach Commando ?B?, Borneo
15.10.45 Naval Beach Commando ?B?, Balikpapan
09.11.45 Admitted 2/2nd Casualty Clearing Station, Balikpapan
18.11.45 Returned to Australia and posted to HMAS Penguin
02.12.45 Admitted 113th Australian General Hospital
16.12.45 Awarded 1st Good Conduct Badge
19.12.45 Died of a cerebal tumour.
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