Horace David JORDAN

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Service Number:	18730
Enlisted:	5 September 1927, 12 year engagement
Last Rank:	Able Seaman
Last Unit:	HMAS Sydney (II) - D48 WW2
Born:	Forth, Tasmania, 21 April 1908
Home Town:	Devonport, Devonport, Tasmania
Occupation:	Sailor, R.A.N.
Died:	Killed in Action, Indian Ocean, 20 November 1941, aged 33 years
Cemetery:	No known grave - "Known Unto God" Plymouth Naval Memorial Panel 56, Column 3., Plymouth Naval Memorial, Plymouth, Devon, England, United Kingdom
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Carnarvon HMAS Sydney II Memorial, Carnarvon Walk of Remembrance, Crib Point Ordnance Staff Memorial St Mark Protestant Chapel, Geraldton HMAS Sydney II Memorial

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5 Sep 1927:	Enlisted Royal Australian Navy, Able Seaman, 18730

5 Sep 1927:	Enlisted Royal Australian Navy, Ordinary Seaman, 18730, HMAS Cerberus (Shore), 12 year engagement
22 Dec 1929:	Transferred Royal Australian Navy, Able Seaman, HMAS Canberra (I)
11 Jan 1933:	Transferred Royal Australian Navy, Able Seaman, HMAS Australia (II) D84 - WW2
25 Jan 1938:	Transferred Royal Australian Navy, Able Seaman, HMAS Sydney (II) - D48 WW2

3 Sep 1939:	Involvement Able Seaman, 18730, HMAS Sydney (II) - D48 WW2
20 Nov 1941:	Involvement Royal Australian Navy, Able Seaman, 18730, HMAS Sydney (II) - D48 WW2, RAN Operations - 'SW Pacific / Indian Ocean 1941-43'

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