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HERRING, Thomas Harold
Personal Details
| Service Number: | S/5847 |
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| Enlisted: | 26 August 1941 |
| Last Rank: | Able Seaman |
| Last Unit: | HMAS Penguin (IV) 1939-1940/HMAS Brisbane 1940-1942/HMAS Moreton (I) 1942-1994 (Depot) |
| Born: | LITHGOW, NSW, 10 May 1921 |
| Home Town: | Not yet discovered |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: | Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial, East Fremantle HMAS Perth (I) Memorial |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 26 Aug 1941: | Enlisted Royal Australian Navy, Able Seaman, S/5847, HMAS Penguin (IV) 1939-1940/HMAS Brisbane 1940-1942/HMAS Moreton (I) 1942-1994 (Depot) | |
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| 8 Apr 1946: | Discharged Royal Australian Navy, Able Seaman, S/5847, HMAS Penguin (IV) 1939-1940/HMAS Brisbane 1940-1942/HMAS Moreton (I) 1942-1994 (Depot) |
Personal Stories
Papaya
When he was heading back from working in the camp for the Japanese he seen a papaya and they were heavily malnourished so he quickly strayed from the line to grab it but when he snuck back into the line a Japanese guard caught him and hit his ear with the head of his rifle (which made him deaf in that ear) and he would have likely been killed if people at the back of the line didnt make a distraction being a scuffle which made the guard forget about Harold.
Submitted 24 April 2026 by Malachi HERRING