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SHEAN, Maxwell Henry
Personal Details
Service Number: | Officer |
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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 |
Memorials: |
Service History
World War 2 Service
28 Oct 1940: | Enlisted Royal Australian Navy, Lieutenant | |
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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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Lieutenant Commander (engineer) Shean resigned from RAN Reserve on 31 December 1955.