Able Seaman Kenneth James Walker

Service number 21681
Birth Date 1919-03-31
Death Date 1941-11-20
Death Place Indian Ocean
Final Rank Able Seaman
Service Royal Australian Navy
Unit HMAS Sydney (II)
Place Indian Ocean
Conflict/Operation Second World War, 1939-1945
Description

Able Seaman Kenneth James Walker enlisted to the Royal Australian Navy on 12 October 1937. He first served on HMAS Cerberus, and transferred to HMAS Sydney (1935-1941) in June 1938. He served in the Indian Ocean and the Mediterranean. On 20 November 1941, Able Seaman Walker, alongside the rest of the HMAS Sydney II crew, died in action after a battle with the German auxiliary cruiser, Kormoran, off the coast of Western Australia.

Rolls

  • Roll of Honour:

    Unit
    HMAS Sydney (II)
    Conflict
    Second World War, 1939-1945
    Rank
    Able Seaman

Timeline

Date of birth 31 March 1919
Date of death 20 November 1941