Maxwell Henry (Slipsey) SHEAN DSO and Bar

SHEAN, Maxwell Henry

Service Number: Officer
Enlisted: 28 October 1940
Last Rank: Lieutenant
Last Unit: HMAS Leeuwin
Born: Perth, Western Australia, 6 July 1918
Home Town: Perth, Western Australia
Schooling: Perth Technical College and University of Western Australia
Occupation: Student
Died: Claremont, Western Australia, 15 June 2009, aged 90 years, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery: Karrakatta Cemetery & Crematorium, Western Australia
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World War 2 Service

28 Oct 1940: Enlisted Royal Australian Navy, Lieutenant
13 Jun 1944: Honoured Companion of the Distinguished Service Order, X-Craft X24 mini-submarine attack on Bergen, Norway, 14 April 1944
15 Sep 1945: Discharged Royal Australian Navy, Lieutenant, Officer, HMAS Leeuwin
18 Dec 1945: Honoured Companion of the Distinguished Service Order, Bar to DSO: X-Craft XE4 mini-submarine attack on Japanese communications cables between Hong Kong-Saigon and Singapore-Saigon

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Biography contributed by VWMA Example

Lieutenant Commander (engineer) Shean resigned from RAN Reserve on 31 December 1955.