RODGERS, William Anthony Jordan
| Service Numbers: | 436889, W22928, W22298 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 3 October 1941 |
| Last Rank: | Flight Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | No. 24 Squadron (RAAF) |
| Born: | Katanning, Western Australia, Australia, 28 February 1925 |
| Home Town: | Albany, Albany, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Albany High School, Albany, Western Australia, Australia |
| Occupation: | Labourer, Western Australia Government Railways |
| Died: | Aircraft crashed during an Operational Mission, Vansittart Bay, Western Australia, Australia, 23 March 1945, aged 20 years |
| Cemetery: |
Adelaide River War Cemetery, NT Coomalie Shire, Northern Territory, Australia. Plot C. Row D. Grave 2. |
| Memorials: | Albany War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Midland Railway Workshops Soldiers Memorial |
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Flight Sergeant, 436889 | |
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| 3 Oct 1941: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, W22928, Dental Units - Army WW2 | |
| 20 May 1943: | Discharged Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, W22298, Dental Units - Army WW2 | |
| 22 May 1943: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, No. 24 Squadron (RAAF) | |
| 22 May 1943: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Flight Sergeant, 436889 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by David Barlow
Son of Cecil Robert and Rachel Josephine Rodgers of Albany, Western Australia
RAAF Liberator aircraft A72-80 of 24 Squadron crashed into Vansittart Bay, WA shortly after take-off from Truscott airstrip on an Operational mission - all on board were killed:
Bodies recovered, buried at Adelaide River War Cemetery -
Squadron Leader Nathaniel Ivan Straus 250759 (Mentioned in Despatches)
Flight Lieutenant Charles David Parry-Okeden 404485
Flight Sergeant William Anthony Jordan Rodgers 436889
Bodies not recovered, commemorated on the Northern Territory Memorial -
Flying Officer John Wilson Hursthouse 416215
Flying Officer Raymond Allenby Whiting 426733
Warrant Officer William Richard Flanagan 401748
Warrant Officer Herbert Gordon Parker 408591
Flight Sergeant Howey James Boyd 427775
Flight Sergeant Ronald Malcolm Morris 46563
Flight Sergeant John Richmond Ryan 422716
Sergeant Alexander Douglas Whitehead 121592
Corporal Douglas William Madden 36484
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