MOGLER, Richard Charles
| Service Number: | S4624 |
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| Enlisted: | 26 September 1940, Sydney, New South Wales |
| Last Rank: | Stoker |
| Last Unit: | HMAS Sydney (II) - D48 WW2 |
| Born: | Bexley, New South Wales, 14 July 1921 |
| Home Town: | Sans Souci, Kogarah, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Milkman |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Indian Ocean, 20 November 1941, aged 20 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Lost at sea, Plymouth Naval Memorial, Plymouth, Devon, England, United Kingdom |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, 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
| 26 Sep 1940: | Involvement Royal Australian Navy, Stoker, S4624, HMAS Cerberus (Shore) | |
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| 26 Sep 1940: | Enlisted Royal Australian Navy, Sydney, New South Wales | |
| 26 Sep 1940: | Enlisted Royal Australian Navy, Able Seaman, S4624 | |
| 24 Jul 1941: | Involvement Royal Australian Navy, Stoker, S4624, HMAS Sydney (II) - D48 WW2 |
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"...S4624 Stoker Richard Charles Mogler, HMAS Cerberus, of Bexley, NSW. He was a milkman prior to enlisting on 26 September 1940. Stoker Mogler trained at HMAS Rushcutter and HMAS Cerberus until January 1941. From February to June 1941 he was attached to the naval depot HMAS Penguin, and the converted ferry HMAS Kuttabul while awaiting assignment to a ship. He became a crew member of HMAS Sydney in July 1941. On 20 November 1941 all 645 personnel onboard HMAS Sydney were lost following an engagement with the German cruiser Kormoran off the coast of Western Australia. Stoker Mogler was 20 years of age." - SOURCE (www.awm.gov.au)
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