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KING, Edmond Kenneth
Personal Details
Service Number: | PM3743 |
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Enlisted: | 19 May 1941 |
Last Rank: | Petty Officer |
Last Unit: | HMAS Hobart (I) |
Born: | Williamstown, Victoria, Australia, 10 September 1918 |
Home Town: | Spotswood, Hobsons Bay, Victoria |
Occupation: | Fitter |
Died: | Torpedoed by Japanese Submarine, At Sea, enroute to Espiritu Santo, Vanuatu, 20 July 1943, aged 24 years |
Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Panel 84, Column 1., Plymouth Naval Memorial, Plymouth, Devon, England, United Kingdom |
Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Crib Point Ordnance Staff Memorial St Mark Protestant Chapel |
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World War 2 Service
3 Sep 1939: | Involvement PM3743 | |
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19 May 1941: | Enlisted Royal Australian Navy, PM3743, Mobilized under Royal Australian Naval Reserve (RANR) as Ordnance Artificer 5th Class | |
19 May 1941: | Enlisted Royal Australian Navy, Petty Officer, PM3743, HMAS Hobart (I) | |
16 Feb 1942: | Transferred Royal Australian Navy, HMAS Kanimbla, Confirmed Ordnance Artificer 4th Class 16-08-1942 | |
7 Apr 1943: | Transferred Royal Australian Navy, Petty Officer, HMAS Hobart (I), Ordnance Artificer 4th Class | |
20 Jul 1943: | Involvement Royal Australian Navy, Petty Officer, PM3743, HMAS Hobart (I), Task Force 74. |
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