Virtual War Memorial | Roger George Warcup (The Tank) CORNFORTH

Roger George Warcup (The Tank) CORNFORTH Update Details

If you confirm that you want to proceed with the update, this record will be locked for editing by all other users until you have finished. You will have 7 days to complete your changes before they will be automatically submitted.

Do you want to proceed?

CORNFORTH, Roger George Warcup

Service Number:	NX59134
Enlisted:	14 June 1940, Enlisted at Paddington, New South Wales.
Last Rank:	Lieutenant
Last Unit:	2nd/20th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Mosman, New South Wales, Australia, 1 January 1919
Home Town:	Mosman, Municipality of Mosman, New South Wales
Schooling:	North Sydney Boys' High School, New South Wales, Australia
Occupation:	Salesman
Died:	19 March 1976, aged 57 years, cause of death not yet discovered, place of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Not yet discovered
Memorials:	Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial

World War 2 Service

13 Feb 1940:	Embarked Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Sergeant, NX59134, 2nd/20th Infantry Battalion, Embarked at Sydney on the HMT ‘Queen Mary’.
14 Jun 1940:	Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , NX59134, 2nd/20th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Paddington, New South Wales.
12 Jul 1940:	Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Lieutenant, NX59134, 2nd/20th Infantry Battalion
19 Sep 1940:	Promoted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Sergeant, 2nd/20th Infantry Battalion
13 Feb 1941:	Embarked Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Warrant Officer Class 2, NX59134, 2nd/20th Infantry Battalion, Embarked at Sydney on the HMT ‘Queen Mary’.
24 Feb 1941:	Involvement Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Warrant Officer Class 2, NX59134, 2nd/20th Infantry Battalion, Disembarked on the HT ‘Queen Mary’ at Singapore.
22 Mar 1941:	Involvement Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Warrant Officer Class 2, NX59134, 2nd/20th Infantry Battalion, Acting Warrant Officer Class Two.
28 May 1941:	Promoted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Lieutenant, 2nd/20th Infantry Battalion, In Malaya.
15 Feb 1942:	Imprisoned Taken prisoner of war on Singapore Island.
10 Oct 1945:	Involvement Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Lieutenant, NX59134, 2nd/20th Infantry Battalion, Disembarked Sydney from Tokyo.
13 Nov 1945:	Discharged Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Lieutenant, NX59134, 2nd/20th Infantry Battalion

Help us honour Roger George Warcup Cornforth's service by contributing information, stories, and images so that they can be preserved for future generations.