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ARTHUR, Victor Andree
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 19861 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 30 October 1933 |
| Last Rank: | Petty Officer |
| Last Unit: | HMAS Cerberus (Shore) |
| Born: | Williamstown, Victoria, Australia, 7 September 1914 |
| Home Town: | Williamstown (Vic), Hobsons Bay, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Sailor RAN |
| Died: | Natural Causes , Heidelberg Repatriation Hospital, Victoria, Australia, 7 October 1977, aged 63 years |
| Cemetery: |
Springvale Botanical Cemetery, Melbourne Wall of Remembrance Row 44 Wall D |
| Memorials: |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 30 Oct 1933: | Enlisted Royal Australian Navy, Ordinary Seaman, HMAS Cerberus (Shore) | |
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| 21 Jun 1934: | Transferred Royal Australian Navy, Ordinary Seaman, HMAS Australia (II) D84 - WW2 | |
| 6 Jul 1935: | Promoted Royal Australian Navy, Able Seaman, HMAS Australia (II) D84 - WW2 | |
| 13 Jul 1937: | Transferred Royal Australian Navy, Able Seaman, HMAS Stuart (I), Original acceptance Crew from RN | |
| 29 Sep 1938: | Transferred Royal Australian Navy, Able Seaman, HMAS Voyager II, HMAS Voyager 1 | |
| 1 Jan 1939: | Promoted Royal Australian Navy, Leading Seaman, HMAS Australia (II) D84 - WW2, Posted from 5th May 1939 till 3rd April 1941 | |
| 30 Sep 1941: | Transferred Royal Australian Navy, Leading Seaman, HMAS Vampire I | |
| 10 Apr 1942: | Transferred Royal Australian Navy, Leading Seaman, HMAS Napier, Till 2nd June 1942 | |
| 28 Jan 1943: | Transferred Royal Australian Navy, Leading Seaman, HMAS Hobart (I) | |
| 1 Jan 1944: | Promoted Royal Australian Navy, Petty Officer, HMAS Bingera, Auxiliary’s Anti Submarine Support Vessel / Patrol East Coast of Australia till 1946 | |
| 9 Jul 1946: | Transferred Royal Australian Navy, Petty Officer, HMAS Cerberus (Shore), Posted to Shore Establishment For Discharge / Time expired 12 years (1933-1946) | |
| 10 Jul 1946: | Discharged Royal Australian Navy, Petty Officer, 19861 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Pam Hamilton
Member of the Williamstown Swimming and Life Saving Club ( Honour Board 1939-45)
Enlisting at 19years of age in the Permanent Navy (for 12 years), serving at sea on:
HMAS Australia-II / Stuart-I/ Voyager-I/ Napier / Hobart-I/ and Bingera.
Married in 1946.