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ROGERS, John Hemsley
Personal Details
| Service Number: | B/2056 |
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| Enlisted: | 29 August 1939 |
| Last Rank: | Able Seaman |
| Last Unit: | MV Reynella |
| Born: | Brisbane, Queensland, 25 March 1919 |
| Home Town: | Brisbane, Brisbane, Queensland |
| Schooling: | St Lawrence's College, Brisbane |
| Occupation: | Salesman |
| Died: | Natural causes (heart attack), Gold Coast, Queensland, 15 January 1999, aged 79 years |
| Cemetery: |
Pinnaroo Lawn Cemetery & Crematorium, Brisbane (DVA) Official Commemoration - Grave Location: 6ANZ-1324, ANZAC-Portion 6; Grave 1324. |
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Service History
World War 2 Service
| 29 Aug 1939: | Enlisted Royal Australian Navy, Able Seaman, B/2056, HMAS Penguin (IV) 1939-1940/HMAS Brisbane 1940-1942/HMAS Moreton (I) 1942-1994 (Depot) | |
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| 29 Aug 1939: | Enlisted Royal Australian Navy, Able Seaman, B/2056 | |
| 19 Jul 1946: | Discharged Royal Australian Navy, Able Seaman, B/2056, MV Reynella | |
| 19 Jul 1946: | Discharged Royal Australian Navy, Able Seaman, B/2056 |
Personal Stories
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Served 1939 to 1946 as a DEMS Gunner on various ships.
Served North Atlantic convoys
Arctic Convoy PQ 17 aboard SS Empire Tide a CAM ship ammunition transport on route to Russia.
Pacific War on troopship MV Reynella until the end of the war.
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