Ross Valdar WHEATLEY

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WHEATLEY, Ross Valdar

Service Numbers:	Not yet discovered
Enlisted:	31 December 1913, Sydney, NSW
Last Rank:	Commander
Last Unit:	HMAS Penguin (IV) 1939-1940/HMAS Brisbane 1940-1942/HMAS Moreton (I) 1942-1994 (Depot)
Born:	Adelaide, SA, 19 December 1900
Home Town:	Not yet discovered
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Not yet discovered
Died:	Natural causes, North Sydney, 26 August 1966, aged 65 years
Cemetery:	Not yet discovered
Memorials:

World War 1 Service

31 Dec 1913:	Enlisted Royal Australian Navy, Cadet Midshipman, HMAS Penguin (IV) 1939-1940/HMAS Brisbane 1940-1942/HMAS Moreton (I) 1942-1994 (Depot), Sydney, NSW

World War 2 Service

3 Sep 1939:	Involvement Royal Australian Navy, Lieutenant Commander, HMAS Penguin (IV) 1939-1940/HMAS Brisbane 1940-1942/HMAS Moreton (I) 1942-1994 (Depot), RAN Operations SW Pacific 1944-45 - "Lleyte 1944 / Lingayen Gulf 1945"

Non Warlike Service

31 Dec 1953:	Discharged Royal Australian Navy, Commander, HMAS Penguin (IV) 1939-1940/HMAS Brisbane 1940-1942/HMAS Moreton (I) 1942-1994 (Depot)

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Biography contributed by Steve Larkins

Ross Valdar WHEATLEY (1900-1966)

Ross Valdar Wheatley OBE was born on 19th December 1900 at Adelaide, South Australia, Australia. He was the son of Frederick William Wheatley and Alice Ruth unknown.

He entered the Naval College on 31st December 1913, graduating as a Midshipman on 1st January 1919.

He married Frances Blaxland in 1927 at Woollahra, New South Wales.

Ross was appointed captain of HMAS Moresby on 11th April 1935.[5] During the Second World War, he was Naval Officer in Charge (NOIC) Townsville. In June 1950, he was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE).

He retired from the Royal Australian Navy on 31st December 1953 as a Commander; following a strong career of forty years. He had been appointed Acting Captain in 1944.

Ross passed away, aged 65 years, in 1966 in Sydney's northern suburbs, New South Wales.

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