Max Victor (Plume) HEINRICH

HEINRICH, Max Victor

Service Number: R46014
Enlisted: 10 September 1951, Adelaide, South Australia
Last Rank: Radio Electrical Mechanic 1
Last Unit: HMAS Sydney (III)
Born: Alice Springs, Northern Territory, Australia, 10 November 1929
Home Town: Gawler, Gawler, South Australia
Schooling: Gawler Primary School and Gawler High School, South Australia
Occupation: Radio Technician
Died: Natural causes (heart disease), Adelaide, South Australia, 11 December 1988, aged 59 years
Cemetery: Not yet discovered
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Korean War Service

10 Sep 1951: Involvement
10 Sep 1951: Enlisted Royal Australian Navy, Radio Electrical Mechanic 2, R46014, HMAS Cerberus (Shore), Adelaide, South Australia
1 Jul 1953: Transferred Royal Australian Navy, Radio Electrical Mechanic 2, HMAS Kuttabul (Shore)
26 Jul 1953: Promoted Royal Australian Navy, Radio Electrical Mechanic 1, HMAS Kuttabul (Shore)
27 Oct 1953: Involvement
27 Oct 1953: Involvement Royal Australian Navy, Radio Electrical Mechanic 1, HMAS Sydney (III)

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Biography contributed by David Heinrich

Max represented the Navy in amateur boxing (undefeated against other servicemen around the world) but continued to love playing Australian Rules football - at first for Eastlake during his training days in Canberra and then overseas during a tour of Korea in the Navy's national squad.