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GANNELL, Edwin Alexander
Personal Details
Service Number: | 17752 |
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Enlisted: | 10 July 1926 |
Last Rank: | Leading Seaman |
Last Unit: | HMAS Penguin (IV) 1939-1940/HMAS Brisbane 1940-1942/HMAS Moreton (I) 1942-1994 (Depot) |
Born: | Wangaratta, Victoria, 15 July 1904 |
Home Town: | Wallabadah, Liverpool Plains, New South Wales |
Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
Occupation: | Station Mechanic |
Died: | Injuries, Motorcycle Accident, Victoria, Australia, 1 October 1944, aged 40 years |
Cemetery: |
HMAS Cerberus Cemetery 2.H.4., HMAS Cerberus Cemetery, Westernport, Mornington Peninsula, Victoria, Australia |
Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
Non Warlike Service
10 Jul 1926: | Enlisted Royal Australian Navy, Steward, 17752, HMAS Cerberus (Shore), 12 year engagement. Served HMAS Melbourne, Australia, Penguin and Albatross. |
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World War 2 Service
10 Jul 1926: | Enlisted Royal Australian Navy, Leading Seaman, 17752 | |
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3 Sep 1939: | Involvement 17752, HMAS Cerberus (Shore) | |
12 Nov 1940: | Enlisted Royal Australian Navy, Steward, 17752, HMAS Penguin (IV) 1939-1940/HMAS Brisbane 1940-1942/HMAS Moreton (I) 1942-1994 (Depot), Re-entered Royal Australian Fleet Reserve (RAFR), 5 year engagement. | |
1 Oct 1944: | Discharged Royal Australian Navy, Leading Seaman, 17752, Steward. HMAS Maryborough. Deceased. |
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