McCarthy, Desmond Charles

Date of Birth	1930-12-29
Date of Death	1952-07-11
Age	21
Gender	Male
Birth Place	Australia, New South Wales, Paddington
Died During Service	Yes

Service Details

Service	RAN - Royal Australian Navy
Date of Entry	1949-02-24
Rank	Cook
Rate	Cook
Official Number	37049
Discharged Date	1952-09-11
Discharge Type	DD - Discharged Dead
Service Period	1949-1952
Active Service (War service)	Korea
Service Record	Yes
Ship	Sydney (III) HMAS - Aircraft Carrier/Fast Troop Transport Majestic Class

Cemetery Details

Cemetery Name	Rookwood Cemetery, Rookwood NSW 2141
Cemetery Address	Rookwood, NSW
Demonination/Area	Catholic Mortuary 1
Section	TT (Naval)
Row	2
Grave Number	22

Sources

Service Record - Australian National Archives Nominal Roll - Department of Veteran Affairs DVA Commemoration Details Daily Mirror Sat 12 Jul 1952 SAILOR DIES

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