VOGT, Ronald Matthew
| Service Number: | 24054 |
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| Enlisted: | 19 February 1940, Melbourne, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Able Seaman |
| Last Unit: | HMAS Sydney (II) - D48 WW2 |
| Born: | Blyth, South Australia, 25 September 1919 |
| Home Town: | Strathalbyn, Alexandrina, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Farm Labourer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Indian Ocean, 20 November 1941, aged 22 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" |
| Memorials: | Adelaide WW2 Wall of Remembrance, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Birkenhead HMAS Sydney (II) D48 Memorial, Carnarvon HMAS Sydney II Memorial, Carnarvon Walk of Remembrance, Geraldton HMAS Sydney II Memorial, Karoonda Oval Memorial Gates, Karoonda Roll of Honor, Macclesfield ANZAC Memorial Gardens, Macclesfield Honour Roll WW2, Macclesfield Memorial Gates, Macclesfield Paris Creek Roll of Honour, Macclesfield War Memorial, Plymouth Naval Memorial to the Missing / Lost at Sea, Strathalbyn RSL Hall Honour Board, Strathalbyn War Memorial, Wynarka WWII Honour Roll |
World War 2 Service
| 19 Feb 1940: | Enlisted Royal Australian Navy, Stoker 2/c, 24054, Melbourne, Victoria | |
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| 12 Feb 1941: | Transferred Royal Australian Navy, Ordinary Seaman, HMAS Sydney (II) - D48 WW2 | |
| 13 Jun 1941: | Promoted Royal Australian Navy, Able Seaman, HMAS Sydney (II) - D48 WW2 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Lynette Scragg
"...Able Seaman Ronald Matthew Vogt. Able Seaman Vogt was born in Blyth, Vic, and was the oldest of ten siblings. He enlisted in the Royal Australian Navy on 19 February 1940. Following training at HMAS Cerberus in Victoria, he joined the crew of HMAS Sydney [II] on 12 January 1941. He was killed in action when HMAS Sydney was sunk after the action with the German raider Kormoran in the Indian Ocean on 20 November 1941." - SOURCE (www.awm.gov.au)
Biography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of Joseph Paul and Florence Gertrude Vogt, of Strathalbyn, South Australia.
A.B. Ronald Matthew Vogt, 22, joined the navy two years ago, realising a life-long ambition. He trained at Flinders Naval Depot and was posted to the Sydney as a seaman in February. After four months he passed his A.B. test and later went through a gunnery course.
A.B. Vogt was the eldest of a family of 10 children of Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Vogt, of Strathalbyn. Mr. Vogt is a member of the 4th Garrison Brigade.
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