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DUNS, James Watson Jerdan
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 19115 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 1 November 1928 |
| Last Rank: | Able Seaman |
| Last Unit: | HMAS Parramatta (II) |
| Born: | Duns, Scotland, 21 May 1911 |
| Home Town: | Hawthorn, Mitcham, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Mediterranean Sea, 27 November 1941, aged 30 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Lost at sea |
| Memorials: | Adelaide WW2 Wall of Remembrance, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Fremantle HMAS Parramatta II Memorial, Plymouth Naval Memorial to the Missing / Lost at Sea |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 1 Nov 1928: | Enlisted Royal Australian Navy, Able Seaman Driver, 19115, HMAS Parramatta (II) | |
|---|---|---|
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Able Seaman, 19115 | |
| Date unknown: | Involvement |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of Thomas and Helen Catherine Duns, of Hawthorn, South Australia.
Able Seaman Watson Jerdan Duns, 30, younger son of Mr. and Mrs. T. Duns, of Oval Avenue, Hawthorn, was born in Scotland and came to Adelaide in 1913. When 15 he first applied to join the R.A.N. but was not called up until two and a half years later. His service was to have ended last May, but he was continuing until after the war. His brother Acting W.O. George Duns is abroad with the A.I.F.
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