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ROGERS, Roy John
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 55854 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 14 May 1942 |
| Last Rank: | Flight Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | No. 460 Squadron (RAAF) |
| Born: | Coburg, Victoria, Australia , 5 November 1921 |
| Home Town: | Coburg, Moreland, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Merlynston State School, Victoria, Australia (1933-35) |
| Occupation: | Leather Worker |
| Died: | Lancaster ING404 Internal bomb explosion- drowned after baling out, Kirton-in-Lindsey Lincolnshire United Kingdom, 14 July 1945, aged 23 years |
| Cemetery: |
Cambridge City Cemetery, United Kingdom Grave 15704, |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, International Bomber Command Centre Memorial |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Flight Sergeant, 55854 | |
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| 14 May 1942: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Aircraftman, 55854, Mobile Works Squadrons - RAAF WW2 | |
| 14 May 1942: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Flight Sergeant, 55854 | |
| 1 Jan 1943: | Promoted Royal Australian Air Force, Leading Aircraftman | |
| 26 Sep 1943: | Transferred Royal Australian Air Force, Aircraftman 2 (WW2), No. 4 Initial Training School Victor Harbor, Remustered to aircrew | |
| 3 Jan 1944: | Promoted Royal Australian Air Force, Leading Aircraftman, No. 4 Initial Training School Victor Harbor | |
| 30 Mar 1944: | Promoted Royal Australian Air Force, Sergeant | |
| 28 Apr 1944: | Embarked Royal Australian Air Force, Sergeant, 55854, Emb. Melbourne Australia for United Kingdom | |
| 1 Aug 1944: | Involvement Royal Australian Air Force, Sergeant, 55854, Operational Training Units (RAF), Empire Air Training Scheme, No. 30 Operational Training Unit RAF (30 OTU) Night Bombing RAF Hixon | |
| 18 Sep 1944: | Promoted Royal Australian Air Force, Flight Sergeant | |
| 24 Jan 1945: | Involvement Royal Australian Air Force, Flight Sergeant, 55854, No. 460 Squadron (RAAF), Air War NW Europe 1939-45 |
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