Strachan, Alexander John

Date of Birth	1913-11-23
Date of Death	1988-01-07
Age	74
Gender	Male
Birth Place	Australia, Victoria, Carlton North

Service Details

Service	RANR - Royal Australian Navy Reserve
Date of Entry	1943-01-20
Rank	Ordinary Seaman
Official Number	PM5624
Discharged Date	1945-07-27
Discharge Type	PUNS - Permanently Unfit for Naval Service
Service Period	1943-1945
Active Service (War service)	WW2
Service Record	Yes
Ship	Refer Service Record see Sources

Cemetery Details

Cemetery Name	Springvale Botanical Cemetery
Cemetery Address	Springvale, VIC
Demonination/Area	R W Gillard
Row	BC
Grave Number	18

Notes

Charged and sentenced to 12 months hard labour at Pentridge for bigamy 15 September 1943 Returned to naval service 7 July 1944 Discharged medically unfit 27 July 1945.

Sources

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

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