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WITZERMAN, Charles Archibald Frederick
Personal Details
| Service Number: | H1221 |
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| Enlisted: | 4 June 1940 |
| Last Rank: | Able Seaman |
| Last Unit: | HMAS Yarra (II) |
| Born: | Bridgewater, Tasmania, Australia , 15 June 1918 |
| Home Town: | Hobart, Tasmania |
| Schooling: | Hobart, Tasmania, Australia |
| Occupation: | Seaman |
| Died: | Died at sea, Indian Ocean, 9 March 1942, aged 23 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Plymouth Naval Memorial, Plymouth, Devon, England, Panel 75 Col 3 |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Able Seaman, H1221 | |
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| 4 Jun 1940: | Enlisted Royal Australian Navy, Able Seaman, H1221 | |
| 9 Mar 1942: | Involvement Royal Australian Navy, Able Seaman, H1221, HMAS Yarra (II) |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Elizabeth Allen
Charles Archibald Frederick WITZERMAN was born in Bridgewater in Tasmania on 15th June 1918
His parents were Harold Frederick George WITZERMAN & Vera Sylvia CARMAN who married in Bridgewater on 14th August, 1916
He married Sheila Noreen CAREY in the Methodist Ladies College in Burwood, NSW on 2nd April, 1941
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His father Harold Frederick George WITZERMAN (SN 1658) served in the 12th Infantry Battalion during WW1 and returned to Australia on 31st October, 1915
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