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BAIN, William John
Personal Details
Service Number: | 22350 |
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Enlisted: | 30 July 1938 |
Last Rank: | Able Seaman |
Last Unit: | HMAS Sydney (II) - D48 WW2 |
Born: | Waratah, Tas., 16 September 1920 |
Home Town: | Hobart, Tasmania |
Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
Died: | Killed in Action, Indian Ocean, 20 November 1941, aged 21 years |
Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" |
Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Carnarvon HMAS Sydney II Memorial, Carnarvon Walk of Remembrance, Geraldton HMAS Sydney II Memorial, Hobart HMAS Sydney II 60th Anniversary of Sinking - Tasmanian Casualties, Plymouth Naval Memorial to the Missing / Lost at Sea |
Service History
World War 2 Service
30 Jul 1938: | Enlisted Royal Australian Navy, Able Seaman, 22350 | |
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3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Able Seaman, 22350, HMAS Sydney (II) - D48 WW2 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of Henry William and Ellen Nancey Bain, of Tasmania, Australia