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Father served on the Canberra; trying to find out if he was on it at Savo Dear Mac, My father served on the Canberra and I am trying to find out if he was on it at Savo. He was pretty lucky during his service, he joined the navy about 12 months before the war and was posted to Sydney after training. He would have been on Sydney when it was sunk had he not got appendicitis. He was also on the Stuart for some time. He was on the Canberra when it as doing escort duties up to SE asia. I do not know the full story yet but it is coming together bit by bit. My father died at the age of 55 on 27th Novermber 1972 from war related problems. Any help would be appreciated. Regards,
Thank you for your E-Mail, I have attached your Dad's Certificate of Service from the Veteran's Affairs site which lists a million service people who served in WW2, you may or may not be aware of the site www.ww2roll.gov.au For details of your Dad's service you should write to the National Archives at PO Box 7425, Canberra Mail Service ACT 2600. Their Tel No. 02 6212 3600. They are on the web at : http://www.naa.gov.au I do not have a list of those who served in Canberra, just the list of the 84 who died that night on the 9th. of August 1942. By coincidence, in an hour or so I am off to a Canberra/Shropshire reunion lunch here in Melbourne, and I am the President of the Canberra/Shropshire Association here in Melbourne. Nice to hear from you, all the best. Mac.Gregory.
Since I last wrote to you I have acquired a complete list of all who on board HMAS Canberra the night we were sunk. I have been right through it and there is no mention of your Dad being on board her at the time of Savo. This is the question you originally posed to me, and at the time I could not answer for you. Best regards.
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