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HARDY, Robert Leslie
Personal Details
| Service Number: | PA1816 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 31 August 1940, Port Adelaide, SA |
| Last Rank: | Able Seaman |
| Last Unit: | HMAS Yarra (II) |
| Born: | Alberton, South Australia, Australia , 6 December 1916 |
| Home Town: | Birkenhead, Port Adelaide Enfield, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Le Fevre Peninsula and Largs Bay Schools, South Australia |
| Occupation: | Employed by Shell Oil Company, Birkenhead, South Australia |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Indian Ocean, 4 March 1942, aged 25 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Plymouth Naval Memorial Plymouth, Plymouth Unitary Authority, Devon, England Panel 75 Col 2 |
| Memorials: | Adelaide WW2 Wall of Remembrance, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Plymouth Naval Memorial to the Missing / Lost at Sea |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 31 Aug 1940: | Involvement Able Seaman, PA1816, HMAS Yarra (II) | |
|---|---|---|
| 31 Aug 1940: | Enlisted Port Adelaide, SA | |
| 31 Aug 1940: | Enlisted Royal Australian Navy, Able Seaman, PA1816 | |
| Date unknown: | Involvement |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Elizabeth Allen
Robert Leslie HARDY was the son of Lesley William HARDY and Margaret PORTEOUS
Biography contributed by Faithe Jones
Able Seaman Robert Leslie Hardy, 25, has been in the Yarra since June 1940. He enlisted immediately war broke out, then being employed by the Shell Company. He was a member of the company's football team and of the Port Adelaide Rowing Club.
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