Birrell, Joseph Henry

Date of Birth	1923-07-18
Date of Death	2009-10-24
Age	86
Gender	Male
Birth Place	Australia, Victoria, Bairnsdale

Service Details

Service	RANR - Royal Australian Navy Reserve
Date of Entry	1941-03-03
Rank	Stoker II
Rate	Stoker
Official Number	W2023
Discharged Date	1946-01-09
Discharge Type	Demobed - Discharged at end of War Service
Service Period	1941-1946
Active Service (War service)	WW2
Service Record	Yes
Ship	Refer Service Record see Sources

Cemetery Details

Cemetery Name	Stratford Cemetery
Cemetery Address	Stratford, VIC
Demonination/Area	Garden
Section	1
Grave Number	04
Grave Type	Burial - Lawn

Notes

Served in the antisubmarine patrol vessel which was first commissioned as Whyralla and then had a name change to Wilcannia

Sources

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

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