HERITAGE, Roy George
| Service Numbers: | PA1765, PA/1765 |
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| Enlisted: | 14 December 1939, Port Adelaide, South Australia |
| Last Rank: | Able Seaman |
| Last Unit: | HMAS Sydney (II) - D48 WW2 |
| Born: | Birkenhead, South Australia, 17 March 1919 |
| Home Town: | Port Adelaide, Port Adelaide Enfield, South Australia |
| Schooling: | LeFevre School, South Australia |
| Occupation: | Sailor |
| 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, Plymouth Naval Memorial to the Missing / Lost at Sea |
World War 2 Service
| 14 Dec 1939: | Enlisted Royal Australian Navy, Able Seaman, PA1765, HMAS Cerberus (Shore), Port Adelaide, South Australia | |
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| 14 Dec 1939: | Enlisted Royal Australian Navy, Able Seaman, PA/1765 | |
| 20 Nov 1941: | Involvement Royal Australian Navy, Able Seaman, PA1765, HMAS Sydney (II) - D48 WW2 | |
| Date unknown: | Involvement |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of Alfred Victor and Emily Cleary Heritage, of Swan Reach, South Australia.
A.B. Roy George Heritage, 22. elder son of W. O. A. V. and Mrs. Heritage, of Fletcher road, Birkenhead, has been at sea since he was 14. He spent four years on the South Australian coast, and was trading out of London during the Spanish civil war. He was born at Birkenhead and educated at Lefevre's School. He joined the navy at the outbreak of war, and served in minesweepers until recently. His father served in the navy during the last war, and is again with the service. His brother, Alfred, is also in the navy .
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