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NEVILLE, Keith Thomas
Personal Details
Service Numbers: | W1595, W/1595 |
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Enlisted: | 1 July 1940 |
Last Rank: | Able Seaman |
Last Unit: | HMAS Parramatta (II) |
Born: | Launceston, Tasmania, Australia, 16 July 1918 |
Home Town: | Launceston, Launceston, Tasmania |
Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
Died: | Killed in Action, Mediterranean Sea, 27 November 1941, aged 23 years |
Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Plymouth Naval Memorial, Plymouth, Devon, England, United Kingdom |
Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Fremantle HMAS Parramatta II Memorial |
Service History
World War 2 Service
3 Sep 1939: | Involvement W1595 | |
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1 Jul 1940: | Enlisted Able Seaman, W1595, HMAS Parramatta (II) | |
1 Jul 1940: | Enlisted Royal Australian Navy, Able Seaman, W/1595 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Jan Welsh
Keith was a Stoker on the HMAS Parramatta. The ship was torpedoed by a German U Boat in the Mediterranean Sea, on approach to Tobruk. It broke apart and quickly sank. Keith was listed as missing, presumed drowned.