Myer AC DSC, Kenneth Baillieu

Date of Birth	1921-03-01
Date of Death	1992-07-30
Gender	Male
Birth Place	USA, San Francisco

Service Details

Service	RANVR - Royal Australian Navy Volunteer Reserve
Date of Entry	1941-02-17
Rank	Sub Lieutenant
Discharged Date	1946-02-27
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

Other Details

Submariner

Yes

Cemetery Details

Cemetery Name	Box Hill Cemetery 395 Middleborough Rd Box Hill VIC 3128
Cemetery Address	Box Hill, VIC
Grave Number	SS-*-0216A
Grave Type	Cremation

Notes

Commissioning crew HMAS Arunta Awarded DSC. Served in Submarines 1943-45 HMS Tenacious where he was Mentioned in Despatches. Later Managing Director of Myer Emporium. Founding Chairman of the ABC. Killed in a light plane crash in Alaska 5 August 1992 with his wife Yasuko. TV His brother Sidney Baillieu "Bails" Myer also served as a SBLT RANVR 1944-1946. Died 22JAN2022 burial location unidentified. MF

Sources

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

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