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BARKER, Benjamin Joseph Herbert
Personal Details
Service Number: | 24163 |
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Enlisted: | 15 March 1940 |
Last Rank: | Able Seaman |
Last Unit: | HMAS Sydney (II) - D48 WW2 |
Born: | Perth, Western Australia, 7 April 1920 |
Home Town: | West Perth, Western Australia |
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 Honour Roll, Geraldton HMAS Sydney II Memorial, Plymouth Naval Memorial to the Missing / Lost at Sea |
Service History
World War 2 Service
15 Mar 1940: | Enlisted Royal Australian Navy, Ordinary Seaman, 24163, HMAS Cerberus (Shore), Fremantle, Western Australia | |
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15 Mar 1940: | Enlisted Royal Australian Navy, Able Seaman, 24163 | |
20 Nov 1941: | Involvement Royal Australian Navy, Able Seaman, 24163, HMAS Sydney (II) - D48 WW2, RAN Operations - 'SW Pacific / Indian Ocean 1941-43' |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of Benjamin and Ruby Olive Beatrice Barker, of Perth, Western Australia