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MILLS, Charles Ferry
Personal Details
Service Numbers: | Not yet discovered |
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Enlisted: | 1 January 1917, Royal Australian Naval College (R.A.N.C.), Jervis Bay, N.S.W. |
Last Rank: | Lieutenant Commander |
Last Unit: | HMAS Cerberus (Shore) |
Born: | Roma, Queensland, Australia, 28 September 1903 |
Home Town: | Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria |
Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
Occupation: | Officer, R.A.N. |
Died: | Illness, Heidelberg Military Hospital, Victoria, Australia, 11 March 1947, aged 43 years |
Cemetery: |
HMAS Cerberus Cemetery 1.C.1. |
Memorials: |
Service History
World War 2 Service
1 Jan 1917: | Enlisted Royal Australian Navy, Lieutenant Commander |
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World War 1 Service
1 Jan 1917: | Enlisted Royal Australian Navy, Cadet Midshipman, Royal Australian Naval College (R.A.N.C.), Jervis Bay, N.S.W. |
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Non Warlike Service
1 Jan 1921: | Promoted Royal Australian Navy, Midshipman, HMAS Cerberus (Shore) | |
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15 Jan 1924: | Promoted Royal Australian Navy, Sub Lieutenant | |
15 Feb 1926: | Promoted Royal Australian Navy, Lieutenant, HMAS Moresby (I) | |
21 May 1930: | Transferred Royal Australian Navy, HMAS Penguin (IV) 1939-1940/HMAS Brisbane 1940-1942/HMAS Moreton (I) 1942-1994 (Depot), Additional, pending resignation and transfer to 'Emergency List'. | |
15 Feb 1934: | Promoted Royal Australian Navy, Lieutenant Commander, Promoted on 'Emergency List'. |
World War 2 Service
3 Sep 1939: | Involvement HMAS Cerberus (Shore) | |
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3 Sep 1939: | Transferred Royal Australian Navy, Lieutenant Commander, HMAS Lonsdale (Depot / Base), Appointed temporary service on 'Active List'. | |
10 Oct 1942: | Transferred Royal Australian Navy, Lieutenant Commander, HMAS Pirie , in Command on commissioning. | |
6 Dec 1943: | Transferred Royal Australian Navy, Lieutenant Commander, HMAS Cerberus (Shore), additional. |
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