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LARKIN, Thomas Stephen
Personal Details
Service Number: | 20159 |
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Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
Last Rank: | Petty Officer |
Last Unit: | HMAS Cerberus (Shore) |
Born: | Gladstone, South Australia, 24 May 1914 |
Home Town: | Not yet discovered |
Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
Died: | Illness, Heidelberg Repatriation Hospital, Victoria, 12 June 1948, aged 34 years |
Cemetery: |
HMAS Cerberus Cemetery |
Memorials: | Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial, East Fremantle HMAS Perth (I) Memorial |
Service History
World War 2 Service
29 Oct 1941: | Transferred Royal Australian Navy, Cook, HMAS Perth (I) D29 WW2 | |
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1 Mar 1942: | Involvement Royal Australian Navy, Cook, 20159, HMAS Perth (I) D29 WW2, HMAS Perth sunk during the Battle of Sunda Strait. | |
1 Mar 1942: | Imprisoned Taken prisoner by the Japanese after the sinking of HMAS Perth during the Battle of Sunda Strait. | |
14 Oct 1945: | Embarked Royal Australian Navy, Cook, 20159, Repatriated to Australia. | |
4 Apr 1946: | Honoured Distinguished Service Medal, For gallantry and resolution while serving in H.M.A.S. "Perth", lost by enemy action in the Far East on 1st March, 1942. |
Non Warlike Service
12 Jun 1948: | Discharged Royal Australian Navy, Petty Officer, 20159, HMAS Cerberus (Shore), P.O. CK. (S). Discharge Dead. |
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World War 2 Service
Date unknown: | Honoured Distinguished Service Medal |
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