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Title: Birthdate of WW2 Australian Navy casualty Michael Sofoulis
Post by: Boomeranger on Wednesday 06 April 16 21:25 BST (UK)

Michael Sofoulis was born in Perth, Western Australia in 1922, and I am trying to confirm his full birth date, which some unofficial records say is 26 December, and others January 5 or 6.
He died on 27 November 1941 when HMAS 'Parramatta' was sunk by a U-boat off the coast of Tobruk.

Title: Re: Birthdate of WW2 Australian Navy casualty Michael Sofoulis
Post by: ScouseBoy on Wednesday 06 April 16 21:29 BST (UK)

Search for him on www.cwgc.org

It should give his details.

Title: Re: Birthdate of WW2 Australian Navy casualty Michael Sofoulis
Post by: Spikey68 on Wednesday 06 April 16 21:40 BST (UK)

http://www.ww2roll.gov.au/Veteran.aspx?serviceId=N&veteranId=1169457

Title: Re: Birthdate of WW2 Australian Navy casualty Michael Sofoulis
Post by: Spikey68 on Wednesday 06 April 16 21:44 BST (UK)

11th Jan 1922 also confirmed on his service record

http://recordsearch.naa.gov.au/scripts/Logon.asp?N=guest

Type in his service number. One of them is his and has been digitised (just two pages though)

Title: Re: Birthdate of WW2 Australian Navy casualty Michael Sofoulis
Post by: Boomeranger on Wednesday 06 April 16 21:48 BST (UK)

Thanks to everyone for the brilliant and super fast responses! Very much appreciated.