| Places | |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | REL32886 |
| Collection type | Heraldry |
| Object type | Badge |
| Physical description | Plastic |
| Maker |
Unknown |
| Date made | c 1941-1946 |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
RAN pendant : Able Seaman E L Sangster RAN
Description
Diamond shaped plastic pendant with an intaglio engraving of a ship above the letters 'RAN'.
History / Summary
This pendant belonged to PM4004 Able Seaman Evan Louis Sangster of the Royal Australian Navy. Although a deckhand in civilian life, when the war broke out he initially enlisted into the Australian Army, aged 18, on 7 November 1939 and served with 2/38 Battalion with the service number V59493 and the rank of private. He joined the RAN on 15 October 1941 and served in a number of vessels including HMA Ships Quiberon, Quickmatch, Napier, Yandra and Ararat. He was demobilised from the shore establishment HMAS Lonsdale on 13 June 1946.