ROSEN, Henry J
| Service Number: | N/A |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 6 September 1939 |
| Last Rank: | 1st Class Waiter |
| Last Unit: | Merchant Navy |
| Born: | Redfern, New South Wales, Australia, 1 January 1910 |
| Home Town: | Rose Bay, Woollahra, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Cleveland St , Boys High Redfern, New South Wales, Australia |
| Occupation: | Comercial Traveller |
| Died: | Killed in Action, At sea off Port Moresby, 18 June 1942, aged 32 years |
| Cemetery: |
Port Moresby (Bomana) War Cemetery, Papua New Guinea CWGC Grave No: Section B. Plot 1. Row A. Grave 23. Inscription: "A DEVOTED SON, HUSBAND AND FATHER, HE GAVE HIS LIFE FOR VICTORY". |
| Memorials: |
World War 2 Service
| 6 Sep 1939: | Enlisted | |
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| 18 Jun 1942: | Involvement Merchant Navy, 1st Class Waiter, N/A, Merchant Navy |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Stephen Bonald
On the morning of 18th June 1942, Japanese bombers from the 4th Kokutai, led by Lieutenant Renpei Egawa, took off from Vunakanau Airfield near Rabaul, New Britain, on another bombing mission against Port Moresby, with cover from the escorting Zero fighters, eighteen Betty bombers were flying over Fairfax Harbour, targeting the MV Macdhui.
The Japanese came at the MV Macdhui, and made two direct hits on No. 3 hold, setting fire to the ship. Another direct hit wiped out the gun crew of five men. The next one hit the bridge. Henry Rosen was one of the gun crew killed when a bomb landed on the ammunition magazine, causing a huge explosion. Henry Rosen was blown from the poop deck into the water and subsequently picked up dead by an RAAF tender launch.
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