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RUSSELL, Henry Haddon
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | 6757, PM2747 |
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| Enlisted: | 1 August 1918 |
| Last Rank: | Petty Officer |
| Last Unit: | Royal Australian Navy |
| Born: | Lancefield, Victoria, 23 December 1899 |
| Home Town: | Lancefield, Macedon Ranges, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | 2 June 1967, aged 67 years, cause of death not yet discovered, place of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: | Lancefield District World War II Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 1 Aug 1918: | Enlisted Royal Australian Navy, Cook, 6757, Place of enlistment - Melbourne, Victoria |
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World War 2 Service
| 1 Aug 1918: | Enlisted Royal Australian Navy, Petty Officer, PM2747 |
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World War 1 Service
| 22 May 1919: | Transferred Royal Australian Navy, Cook, Royal Australian Navy, After the end of World War I Henry Russell continued to serve in the Navy on various ships and depots - HMAS Melbourne (22.05.19 - 05.08.9); HMAS Sydney (06.08.19 - 16.01.20); HMAS Warrego (17.01.20 - 17.06.20); HMAS Kauc (18.06.20 - 23.08.20); HMAS Encounter (24.08.20 - 30.09.20); HMAS Australia (01.10.20 - 08.04.21); HMAS Cerberus (09.04.21 - 18.01.22); HMAS Adelaide (19.01.22 - 05.10.23), HMAS Platypus (06.10.23 - 16.11.23) and HMAS Cerberus (17.11.23 - 31.07.25). During this time he was promoted to Leading Cook 05.05.21, Petty Officer 28.07.22 and Chief Petty Officer 23.09.24. | |
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| 31 Jul 1925: | Discharged Royal Australian Navy, Chief Petty Officer, 6757, Royal Australian Navy |
World War 2 Service
| 22 May 1940: | Transferred Royal Australian Navy, Petty Officer, Royal Australian Navy, HMAS Cerberus III (Naval Reserve Depot at Port Melbourne, Victoria) | |
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| 28 May 1940: | Transferred Royal Australian Navy, Petty Officer, Royal Australian Navy, HMAS Penguin II (naval base at Balmoral, New South Wales, until renamed HMAS Penguin in January 1943) | |
| 1 Jun 1940: | Transferred Royal Australian Navy, Petty Officer, Royal Australian Navy, HMAS Penguin III (Naval Base located in the Hunter area, behind Horseshoe Beach and Nobby's Beach, in Newcastle, New South Wales) | |
| 1 Aug 1940: | Transferred Royal Australian Navy, Petty Officer, Royal Australian Navy, HMAS Maitland (Naval Base previously named HMAS Penguin III) | |
| 24 Jan 1942: | Transferred Royal Australian Navy, Petty Officer, Royal Australian Navy, HMAS Westralia (I) (Armed Merchant Cruiser/Landing Ship Infantry) | |
| 22 Apr 1942: | Transferred Royal Australian Navy, Petty Officer, Royal Australian Navy, HMAS Canberra (heavy cruiser of the Kent sub-class of County-class cruisers. On 9 August 1942, Canberra was struck by the opening Japanese shots of the Battle of Savo Island, and was quickly damaged. Unable to propel herself, the cruiser was evacuated and sunk in Ironbottom Sound by two American destroyers. Petty Officer Russell survived.) | |
| 10 Aug 1942: | Transferred Royal Australian Navy, Petty Officer, Royal Australian Navy, HMAS Lonsdale (a naval depot at Port Melbourne, Victoria) | |
| 10 Sep 1942: | Transferred Royal Australian Navy, Petty Officer, Royal Australian Navy, HMAS Cerberus (the Australian Navy's premier training establishment, 70 kilometres from Melbourne near Crib Point on Hann's Inlet, Western Port Bay) | |
| 15 Oct 1942: | Transferred Royal Australian Navy, Petty Officer, Royal Australian Navy, London Depot - Shropshire | |
| 11 Jan 1944: | Transferred Royal Australian Navy, Petty Officer, Royal Australian Navy, HMAS Moresby (Naval survey vessel) | |
| 15 Jan 1944: | Transferred Royal Australian Navy, Petty Officer, Royal Australian Navy, HMAS Lonsdale (a naval depot at Port Melbourne, Victoria) | |
| 16 Mar 1946: | Transferred Royal Australian Navy, Petty Officer, Royal Australian Navy, HMAS Cerberus (the Australian Navy's premier training establishment, 70 kilometres from Melbourne near Crib Point on Hann's Inlet, Western Port Bay) | |
| 19 Mar 1946: | Transferred Royal Australian Navy, Petty Officer, Royal Australian Navy, HMAS Lonsdale (a naval depot at Port Melbourne, Victoria) | |
| 21 Mar 1946: | Transferred Royal Australian Navy, Petty Officer, Royal Australian Navy, HMAS Cerberus (the Australian Navy's premier training establishment, 70 kilometres from Melbourne near Crib Point on Hann's Inlet, Western Port Bay) | |
| 11 Dec 1946: | Transferred Royal Australian Navy, Petty Officer, Royal Australian Navy, HMAS Lonsdale (a naval depot at Port Melbourne, Victoria) | |
| 19 Nov 1947: | Discharged Royal Australian Navy, Petty Officer, PM2747 | |
| 19 Nov 1947: | Discharged Royal Australian Navy, Petty Officer, PM2747, Royal Australian Navy |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Daryl Jones
Henry Haddon Russell was born on 23 December 1899 at Lancefield; 'Haddon' was his grandmother's maiden name and that by which he was generally known. By the end of the First World War, Russell was just old enough to join the Navy for seven years, serving from 1 August 1918 when he entered HMAS Cerberus. He served as a cook on ships that included the Sydney, Warrego and Australia until his discharge. On 22 May 1940, Russell reported for duty once again, serving on Penguin II and III, Maitland and Westralia. He was one of the crew on HMAS Canberra when it was sunk during the Battle of Savo Island on 9 August 1942 but, unlike so many others, he survived and continued in other ships and land bases before he returned to Lancefield on discharge from HMAS Lonsdale in 1947. Haddon Russell died on 2 June 1967.