Kevin Richard Jordan

Royal Australian Navy

Leading/Cook

At the age of 21, Kevin Jordan Joined the Royal Australian Navy, on the 20th August 1946.

Kevin served on the Australian Aircraft Carrier HMAS Sydney III and HMAS Melbourne II (see the Youtube video at the bottom of this page for more details of his service on these ships).

Photo - Australian War Memorial     http://cas.awm.gov.au/photograph/304806

Cooks at The Ovens in the Main Galley of the Aircraft Carrier HMAS SYDNEY. Left to right: Chief Cook  A. J. Cullen, of Lutana, Tas; Cooks A. J. Buckingham of Coburg, Vic; A. Murray of  Koogan, WA; K. R. Jordan of Preston, VIC; K. W. Scammell of Caulfield, Vic. (Naval Historical Collection)

Cook Kevin Richard Jordan - Photo cropped from    http://cas.awm.gov.au/photograph/304806

Kevin served on HMAS Sydney from 14/12/1948 to 02/08/1949

Kevin served on HMAS Melbourne from 26/10/1955 to 07/01/1957

Kevin Richard Jordan Tribute - our Youtube video

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Family History Research

My friend Ann Denis is researching her family history. Ann would like to hear from relatives, friends, or anyone who remembers Kevin Richard Jordan, to help fill in the missing details of his life story.

Kevin Richard Jordan was born in Carlton, Victoria, Australia, on the 8th of February 1925.

So far Ann's Research has found;

A baker by trade, Kevin became a Navy Cook, and served in many ships and Shore Depots..

We recently found a group photo of navy cooks at the "Australian War Memorial" web site. A stroke of good luck as Kevin Jordan just happened to be in that photograph (see photos below).

In 1952 Kevin Jordan married Thelma May Hamilton at Paddington, New South Wales, Australia.

Kevin Jordan left the navy on the 18th August 1958.

Thelma May Jordan passed away in 1969 in the Singleton Area of New South Wales.

Kevin Richard Jordan passed away in Victoria in 1989. On his 1989 death notice in Melbourne's Sun Newspaper, Kevin Jordans wife is listed as Eleanor and Kevin Jordan is listed as the brother of Peg, Jack, Arthur (dec.) Fred and Carmel.

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