Purdon, Ian Merton

Date of Birth	1932-05-19
Date of Death	1951-10-21
Age	19
Birth Place	Australia, New South Wales, Bathurst
Died During Service	Yes
Cause of Death	Accident - Fall

Service Details

Service	RAN - Royal Australian Navy
Rank	Ordinary Seaman
Official Number	38234
Discharge Notes	Discharged - DD Discharged Dead
Service Period	1950-1951
Service Record	Yes
Ship	Watson HMAS - Depot Watsons Bay, Sydney New South Wales

Cemetery Details

Cemetery Name	Rookwood Cemetery, Rookwood NSW 2141
Cemetery Address	Rookwood, NSW
Demonination/Area	Naval Section (Anglican Area 4)
Section	4 Naval
Row	4
Grave Number	845

Notes

Disappeared while on Sentry Duty at HMAS Watson at 0100 found at 0720 foot of cliffs South Head. Believed to have

Sources

National Advocate (Bathurst) Thursday 25 Oct 1951 P2; SMH Monday 22 Oct P1; Daily Telegraph Monday 22 Oct 1951 P7;

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