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BROOKES, William George
Personal Details
Service Number: | 20668 |
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Enlisted: | 15 January 1935 |
Last Rank: | Chief Petty Officer |
Last Unit: | HMAS Canberra (I) |
Born: | Naramburn, New South Wales, Australia, 21 January 1913 |
Home Town: | Willoughby, Willoughby, New South Wales |
Occupation: | Sailor, R.A.N. |
Died: | Killed in Action, Battle of Savo Island, Savo Island, Savo Island, Solomon Islands, Pacific Islands, 9 August 1942, aged 29 years |
Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Panel 73, Column 3., Plymouth Naval Memorial, Plymouth, Devon, England, United Kingdom |
Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Crib Point Ordnance Staff Memorial St Mark Protestant Chapel |
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Non Warlike Service
15 Jan 1935: | Enlisted Royal Australian Navy, 20668, 12 year engagement, Acting Ordnance Artificer 4th Class (confirmed O.A. IV 15-07-1936) |
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World War 2 Service
15 Jan 1935: | Enlisted Royal Australian Navy, Chief Petty Officer, 20668 |
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Non Warlike Service
19 Oct 1936: | Transferred Royal Australian Navy, Petty Officer, HMAS Sydney (II) - D48 WW2, Rated O.A. III, 15-01-1938. | |
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2 Jul 1938: | Transferred Royal Australian Navy, Chief Petty Officer, HMAS Canberra (I), Rated O.A. II, 15-01-1942 |
World War 2 Service
3 Sep 1939: | Involvement 20668, HMAS Canberra (I) | |
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9 Aug 1942: | Involvement Royal Australian Navy, Chief Petty Officer, 20668, HMAS Canberra (I) |
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