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WILLIS, George Boyd
Personal Details
Service Number: | 19159 |
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Enlisted: | 11 December 1928, 12 year engagement |
Last Rank: | Able Seaman |
Last Unit: | HMAS Sydney (II) - D48 WW2 |
Born: | Warragul, Victoria, Australia, 30 June 1908 |
Occupation: | Sailor, R.A.N. |
Died: | Killed in Action, Indian Ocean, 20 November 1941, aged 33 years |
Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Panel 57, Column 1., Plymouth Naval Memorial, Plymouth, Devon, England, United Kingdom |
Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Carnarvon HMAS Sydney II Memorial, Carnarvon Walk of Remembrance, Crib Point Ordnance Staff Memorial St Mark Protestant Chapel, Geraldton HMAS Sydney II Memorial |
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Non Warlike Service
11 Dec 1928: | Enlisted Royal Australian Navy, Ordinary Seaman, 19159, HMAS Cerberus (Shore), 12 year engagement |
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World War 2 Service
11 Dec 1928: | Enlisted Royal Australian Navy, Able Seaman, 19159 |
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Non Warlike Service
1 Aug 1930: | Promoted Royal Australian Navy, Able Seaman, HMAS Canberra (I) | |
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30 Aug 1939: | Transferred Royal Australian Navy, Able Seaman, HMAS Sydney (II) - D48 WW2 |
World War 2 Service
3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Able Seaman, 19159, HMAS Sydney (II) - D48 WW2 | |
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20 Nov 1941: | Involvement Royal Australian Navy, Able Seaman, 19159, HMAS Sydney (II) - D48 WW2 |
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