Kerwin, James Donald

Date of Birth	1922-12-11
Date of Death	2013-06-28
Age	91
Gender	Male
Birth Place	Australia, Queensland, Boonah

Service Details

Service	RANR - Royal Australian Navy Reserve
Date of Entry	1942-03-18
Rank	Able Seaman
Official Number	B3564
Discharged Date	1946-05-03
Service Period	1942-1946
Active Service (War service)	WW2
Service Record	Yes
Ship	Refer Service Record see Sources

Cemetery Details

Cemetery Name	Pinnaroo Cemetery & Crematorium 285 Bridgeman Rd Bridgeman Downs QLD 4035
Cemetery Address	Bridgeman Downs, QLD
Demonination/Area	ANZAC
Section	6
Grave Number	1619

Notes

James' service record indicates he may have been a gunnery rate and that he was onboard HMHS Oxfordshire, (a Royal Navy Hospital Ship), possibly as a patient, on the day the Japanese surrendered (Aug 15th, 1945) in Subic Bay acting as the US Seventh Fleet's temporary Base Hospital.

Sources

Service Record - Australian National Archives Nominal Roll - Department of Veteran Affairs

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