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MANTTAN, Jack Robinson
Personal Details
Service Number: | B/2669 |
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Enlisted: | 9 August 1940 |
Last Rank: | Able Seaman |
Last Unit: | HMAS Penguin (IV) 1939-1940/HMAS Brisbane 1940-1942/HMAS Moreton (I) 1942-1994 (Depot) |
Born: | Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, 14 May 1921 |
Home Town: | Brisbane, Brisbane, Queensland |
Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
Died: | Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, 5 January 1949, aged 27 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
Cemetery: |
Lutwyche Cemetery, Brisbane, Qld Part ANZAC. Portion 7. Section 81. Grave 34 |
Memorials: | Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial, East Fremantle HMAS Perth (I) Memorial |
Service History
World War 2 Service
9 Aug 1940: | Enlisted Royal Australian Navy, Able Seaman, B/2669, HMAS Penguin (IV) 1939-1940/HMAS Brisbane 1940-1942/HMAS Moreton (I) 1942-1994 (Depot) | |
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2 Dec 1941: | Embarked Royal Australian Navy, Able Seaman, B/2669, HMAS Perth (I) D29 WW2, Along with the USS Houston, HMAS Perth was sunk during the Battle of the Sunda Strait on n the night of 28 February – 1 March 1942 against the Japanese Invasion Fleet. Manttan survived the sinking but was captured and imprisoned in Thailand. | |
22 May 1946: | Discharged Royal Australian Navy, Able Seaman, B/2669, HMAS Penguin (IV) 1939-1940/HMAS Brisbane 1940-1942/HMAS Moreton (I) 1942-1994 (Depot) |
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