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ROBERTSON, Gordon Jack
Personal Details
Service Number: | 23389 |
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Enlisted: | 6 July 1939 |
Last Rank: | Petty Officer |
Last Unit: | HMAS Canberra (I) |
Born: | North Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 28 July 1919 |
Home Town: | Maroubra, Randwick, New South Wales |
Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
Occupation: | Fitter and Turner |
Died: | Battle Of Savo Island, Savo Island, Savo Island, Solomon Islands, Pacific Islands, 9 August 1942, aged 23 years |
Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Panel 73, Column 3., Plymouth Naval Memorial, Plymouth, Devon, England, United Kingdom |
Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Crib Point Ordnance Staff Memorial St Mark Protestant Chapel |
Service History
Non Warlike Service
6 Jul 1939: | Enlisted Royal Australian Navy, 23389, 12 year engagement |
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World War 2 Service
6 Jul 1939: | Enlisted Royal Australian Navy, Petty Officer, 23389 | |
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3 Sep 1939: | Involvement 23389, HMAS Canberra (I) | |
3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Royal Australian Navy, 23389, HMAS Cerberus (Shore), Ordnance Artificer 5th Class | |
11 Jun 1940: | Transferred Royal Australian Navy, HMAS Canberra (I), confirmed Ordnance Artificer 4th Class, 15-02-1941 | |
9 Aug 1942: | Involvement Royal Australian Navy, Petty Officer, 23389, HMAS Canberra (I), Ordnance Artificer 4th Class |
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