Prest, Eric Anthony

Date of Birth	1919-01-26
Date of Death	1951-12-16
Age	32
Gender	Male
Birth Place	Australia, Victoria, Port Melbourne
Died During Service	Yes

Service Details

Service	RAN - Royal Australian Navy
Date of Entry	1939-08-14
Rank	Yeoman of Signals
Rate	Yeoman of Signals
Official Number	23484
Discharged Date	1951-12-16
Discharge Type	DD - Discharged Dead
Service Period	1939-1951
Active Service (War service)	WW2
Ship	Refer Service Record see Sources

Cemetery Details

Cemetery Name	Coburg Pine Ridge Cemetery cnr Bell & Elizabeth Sts Preston VIC 3058
Cemetery Address	Preston, VIC
Demonination/Area	Catholic
Section	C
Grave Number	167
Grave Type	Burial - Grave

Notes

Served in HMAS Perth during the Mediterranean campaign and in HMAS Hobart at the close of the war and at the surrender signing in Tokyo Bay. For an

Sources

Service Record - Australian National Archives Nominal Roll - Department of Veteran Affairs Obituary The Record (Emerald Hill VIC) 21 December 1951 page 2

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