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HENDERSON, William Laurence Douglas
Personal Details
Service Number: | 24044 |
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Enlisted: | 16 February 1940 |
Last Rank: | Able Seaman |
Last Unit: | HMAS Sydney (II) - D48 WW2 |
Born: | Dundee, Scotland, 13 August 1920 |
Home Town: | Not yet discovered |
Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
Died: | Killed in Action, Indian Ocean, 20 November 1941, aged 21 years |
Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" |
Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Carnarvon HMAS Sydney II Memorial, Carnarvon Walk of Remembrance, Geraldton HMAS Sydney II Honour Roll, Geraldton HMAS Sydney II Memorial, Mosman Park Memorial Rotunda, Plymouth Naval Memorial to the Missing / Lost at Sea |
Service History
World War 2 Service
3 Sep 1939: | Involvement 24044, HMAS Sydney (II) - D48 WW2 | |
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16 Feb 1940: | Enlisted Royal Australian Navy, Able Seaman, 24044 |
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