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BEECH, William Ralph
Personal Details
Service Number: | 22470 |
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Enlisted: | 5 September 1938 |
Last Rank: | Able Seaman |
Last Unit: | HMAS Melville |
Born: | Sutherland, New South Wales, Australia, 14 July 1919 |
Home Town: | Hurstville, Kogarah, New South Wales |
Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
Died: | Lost during sinking of HMAS Armidale, 1 December 1942, aged 23 years, place of death not yet discovered |
Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Plymouth Naval Memorial, Plymouth, Devon, England, United Kingdom Roll of Honour: Hurstville, New South Wales, Australia |
Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, HMAS Armidale Memorial |
Service History
World War 2 Service
5 Sep 1938: | Enlisted Royal Australian Navy, Able Seaman, 22470 | |
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5 Sep 1938: | Enlisted Royal Australian Navy, Ordinary Seaman, 22470, HMAS Cerberus (Shore) | |
7 May 1939: | Transferred Royal Australian Navy, Ordinary Seaman, HMAS Canberra (I) | |
3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Able Seaman, 22470 | |
20 Jun 1940: | Promoted Royal Australian Navy, Able Seaman, HMAS Canberra (I) | |
27 Aug 1941: | Transferred Royal Australian Navy, Able Seaman, HMAS Cerberus (Shore) | |
14 Oct 1941: | Transferred Royal Australian Navy, Able Seaman, HMAS Adelaide (I) | |
9 Feb 1942: | Transferred Royal Australian Navy, Able Seaman, HMAS Cerberus (Shore) | |
29 Apr 1942: | Transferred Royal Australian Navy, Able Seaman, HMAS Penguin (IV) 1939-1940/HMAS Brisbane 1940-1942/HMAS Moreton (I) 1942-1994 (Depot) | |
11 Jun 1942: | Transferred Royal Australian Navy, Able Seaman, HMAS Armidale (I) | |
1 Oct 1942: | Transferred Royal Australian Navy, Able Seaman, HMAS Melville, Transferred back to the HMAS Armidale (I) and killed in action on the 1st December 1942. |
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