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MORLEY, Edward George
Personal Details
| Service Number: | S6432 |
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| Enlisted: | 8 March 1942, Sydney, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Seaman |
| Last Unit: | HMAS Rushcutter (Shore) |
| Born: | Adamstown, New South Wales, Australia, 23 April 1921 |
| Home Town: | Not yet discovered |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
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Service History
World War 2 Service
| 8 Mar 1942: | Enlisted Royal Australian Navy, Seaman, S6432, HMAS Rushcutter (Shore), Sydney, NSW | |
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| 28 Oct 1943: | Discharged Royal Australian Navy, Seaman, S6432 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of Edward MORLEY, New Lambton, NSW
ABLE SEAMAN EDWARD MORLEY. R.A.N., 20, son of Mr. and Mrs. Edward Morley, of Victoria st., New Lambton, was wounded by Japanese machine-gun fire after the enemy sank H.M.A.S. Armidale off Timor.
He had then been in the Navy only 13 months. A bullet severely injured his jaw on the left side. He and others were five days at sea in a disabled launch before they were rescued. His jaw is being restored by plastic surgery at an AustraIian military hospital.
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