Douglas FENTIMAN

FENTIMAN, Douglas

Service Number: S5832
Enlisted: 24 July 1941
Last Rank: Able Seaman
Last Unit: HMAS Canberra (I)
Born: Coonabarabran, New South Wales, Australia, 26 January 1924
Home Town: Kempsey, Kempsey, New South Wales
Schooling: Gunnedah, New South Wales, Australia
Occupation: Labourer
Died: Killed in Action, Savo Island, Solomon Islands, Pacific Islands, 9 August 1942, aged 18 years
Cemetery: No known grave - "Known Unto God"
Plymouth Naval Memorial, Plymouth, Devon, England, United Kingdom
Memorials: Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Kempsey Streets of Honour
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World War 2 Service

3 Sep 1939: Involvement S5832, HMAS Canberra (I)
24 Jul 1941: Enlisted Royal Australian Navy, Able Seaman, S5832

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Douglas Fentiman St, Kempsey is named for him

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