William Thomas Alldis MORAN MID

MORAN, William Thomas Alldis

    Service Number: Officer
    Enlisted: 1 January 1917
    Last Rank: Commander
    Last Unit: HMAS Vampire I
    Born: Fremantle, Western Australia, Australia, 11 December 1903
    Home Town: Kalgoorlie, Kalgoorlie/Boulder, Western Australia
    Schooling: Kalgoorlie State School, Western Australia
    Occupation: Officer, R.A.N.
    Died: Killed In Action, At Sea, Bay of Bengal., 9 April 1942, aged 38 years
    Cemetery: No known grave - "Known Unto God"
    Commemorated at Plymouth Naval Memorial, Panel 72, Column 2.
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    World War 2 Service

    1 Jan 1917: Enlisted Royal Australian Navy, Commander

    World War 1 Service

    1 Jan 1917: Enlisted Royal Australian Navy, Cadet Midshipman, R.A.N. College. Engagement: 12 years from the age of 18 and intervening period.

    Non Warlike Service

    1 Jan 1921: Promoted Royal Australian Navy, Midshipman, At this rank, postings to H.M.A.S. Cerberus, Australia and Brisbane before proceeding to England/Royal Navy.
    15 Dec 1923: Promoted Royal Australian Navy, Sub Lieutenant, Continued in England/Royal Navy, returning in Jan 1925 to H.M.A.S. Adelaide.
    15 Mar 1925: Promoted Royal Australian Navy, Lieutenant, H.M.A.S. Adelaide, Anzac, Sydney, Brisbane, 2 years England/Royal Navy, H.M.A.S. Cerberus and Australia.
    15 Mar 1933: Promoted Royal Australian Navy, Lieutenant Commander, H.M.A.S. Cerberus and Australia, 2 years England/Royal Navy, returning to H.M.A.S. Cerberus and Canberra.
    7 Apr 1938: Transferred Royal Australian Navy, Lieutenant Commander, HMAS Canberra (I), Promoted to Commander on this ship.
    30 Jun 1939: Promoted Royal Australian Navy, Commander

    World War 2 Service

    3 Sep 1939: Involvement
    13 Oct 1941: Transferred Royal Australian Navy, Commander, HMAS Vampire I, Commanding Officer.
    9 Apr 1942: Involvement Royal Australian Navy, Commander, Officer, HMAS Vampire I, RAN Operations - 'SW Pacific / Indian Ocean 1941-43', Commanding Officer. Missing, Presumed Dead.
    11 Jun 1942: Honoured Mention in Dispatches, H.M.A.S. Canberra.
    16 Jun 1942: Honoured Mention in Dispatches, Malaya/Singapore, Commanding Officer H.M.A.S. Vampire, for "gallantry, steadfastness and devotion to duty in a night action with a superior Japanese force". Endau, Malaya Peninsula, in company with H.M.S. Thanet, 26 Jan 1942.

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    Biography contributed by Elizabeth Allen

    William Thomas Alldis MORAN was born in Fremantle, Western Australia on 11th December, 1903

    His parents were William Thomas MORAN & Rose May ALLDIS who married in WA in 1901

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