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MESSENGER, John
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 7291 |
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| Enlisted: | 14 December 1912 |
| Last Rank: | Engine Room Artificer III |
| Last Unit: | HMAS AE1 (Submarine) |
| Born: | Ballarat, Victoria, Australia , 31 July 1887 |
| Home Town: | Ballarat, Central Highlands, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Golden Point State School, Ballarat, Victoria, Australia |
| Occupation: | Seaman |
| Died: | Accidental (Drowned in accidental loss of vessel), St George's Channel, New Pomerania, Bismarck Archipelago, German New Guinea , 14 September 1914, aged 27 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" |
| Tree Plaque: |
Ballarat Avenue of Honour
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| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Ballarat Golden Point State School, Crib Point RAN WW1 Roll of Honour (Panel 1), Plymouth Naval Memorial, Teneriffe Submariners Walk |
Service History
Non Warlike Service
| 14 Dec 1912: | Enlisted Royal Australian Navy, Ordinary Seaman |
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World War 2 Service
| 17 Dec 1912: | Enlisted 7291, HMAS Penguin (IV) 1939-1940/HMAS Brisbane 1940-1942/HMAS Moreton (I) 1942-1994 (Depot) |
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World War 1 Service
| 14 Sep 1914: | Involvement Royal Australian Navy, Engine Room Artificer III, 7291, HMAS AE1 (Submarine), German New Guinea |
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