Able Seaman John Bertram Skipworth
Service Number: F3735Description
Able Seaman Skipworth enlisted in the Royal Australian Navy on 2 June 1941. He served on a variety of ships and stations, including HMAS Leeuwin, HMAS Cerberus, HMAS Platypus, HMAS Moreton, HMAS Torrens, and HMAS Shropshire. Able Seaman Skipworth was serving in HMAS Shropshire while it was moored in Tokyo Bay, Japan, for the signing of the Japanese Instrument of Surrender in September 1945. He was discharged from the Navy on 28 April 1948.
Details
First name/s
John Bertram
Last name
Skipworth
Service Number
F3735
Final rank
Able Seaman
Date of Birth
18/06/1922
Date of Enlistment
02/06/1941
Date of Death
17/06/2010
Conflicts
Timeline
- 18/06/1922
- Date of birth
- 02/06/1941
- Date of enlistment
- 17/06/2010
- Date of death