Date of Birth 1918-09-23 Date of Death 1942-06-01 Age 23 Gender Male Birth Place Australia, Victoria, Caulfield Died During Service Yes Cause of Death KIA
Service Details Service RANR - Royal Australian Navy Reserve Date of Entry 1941-03-10 Rank Stoker Rate Stoker Official Number W1418 Discharged Date 1942-06-01 Discharge Type DD - Discharged Dead Discharge Notes Discharged - DD Discharged Dead Service Period 1941-1942 Active Service (War service) WW2 Service Record Yes Ship Kuttabul (I) HMAS - Depot Ship Accommodation Vessel
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Cemetery Name Rookwood Cemetery, Rookwood NSW 2141 Cemetery Address Rookwood, NSW Demonination/Area Sydney War Cemetery Section G Row B Grave Number 7 Grave Type Burial - Grave
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Notes Stoker Gardner's wife had requested that his body be returned to Melbourne for burial however she changed her mind. Sadly only his skull was found by 18 Jan 1943 and identified by dental records. His remains were given a naval funeral 4 Mar 1943.
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Contributors Researched by: Carl Warnes, Mark Fleming
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