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STRICKLAND, Geoffrey John
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | 450701, VX500983, R36353, A36353 |
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| Enlisted: | 13 March 1945 |
| Last Rank: | Leading Seaman |
| Last Unit: | HMAS Sydney (III) Korea and Vietnam |
| Born: | Smithton, Tasmania, Australia , 28 November 1926 |
| Home Town: | South Melbourne, Port Phillip, Victoria |
| Schooling: | South Melbourne Technical School. Victoria, Australia |
| Occupation: | Labourer- Repetition Engraver |
| Died: | Natural Causes-Dementia , Altona, Victoria, Australia, 5 April 2011, aged 84 years |
| Cemetery: |
Altona Memorial Park, Victoria Burial 14th April 2011 Garden of Music Section RB Bed A Position 11. |
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World War 2 Service
| 13 Mar 1945: | Enlisted 450701 | |
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| 13 Mar 1945: | Transferred Royal Australian Air Force, RAAF Point Cook, Enlisted at RAAF Station Point Cook from No1 Wing Air Training Corps for Air Crew RAAF | |
| 21 Sep 1945: | Discharged 450701 |
Non Warlike Service
| 15 Mar 1946: | Enlisted Australian Army (Post WW2), VX500983, Recruit Reception Depot, Enlisted Watsonia Victoria for service with the Australian Army for 2 years ex ANA as Aircraft Maintainer. | |
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| 25 Jun 1946: | Transferred Australian Army (Post WW2), Australian Survey Corps, Transferred to 5th Survey Squadron as Cartographer ex 3rd Recruit Training Battalion Greta NSW. |
World War 2 Service
| 23 Mar 1948: | Discharged Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, VX500983 |
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Non Warlike Service
| 9 Jul 1948: | Enlisted Royal Australian Navy, R36353, HMAS Cerberus (Shore), Enlisted in the RAN for a period 12 years. Mustered Air Mechanic. |
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Korean War Service
| 31 Aug 1951: | Involvement Royal Australian Navy, Leading Seaman, A36353 | |
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| 22 Feb 1952: | Involvement Royal Australian Navy, R36353, HMAS Sydney (III) Korea and Vietnam, Airman Mechanic HMAS Sydney for a period of 176 days in a theatre of operations |
World War 2 Service
| 8 Jul 1962: | Discharged R36353 |
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