Rogers, Edwin

Date of Birth1919-06-04
Date of Death1962-06-23
Age43
GenderMale
Birth PlaceUnited Kingdom, Compton Chamberlayne, Wiltshire
Died During ServiceYes

Service Details

ServiceRAN - Royal Australian Navy
Service Period1952-1962
Service 2RAN - Royal Australian Navy
Date of Entry1938-06-22
RankLieutenant
RateSupply
Official Number22227
Discharged Date1952-08-12
Discharge TypePromoted to Commissioned Officer
Discharge Notes2. DD 1962-06-23
Service Period1938-1962
Service RecordYes
ShipRefer Service Record see Sources
Service 3RAN - Royal Australian Navy
Service Period1952-1962

Cemetery Details

Cemetery NameWoden Cemetery formerly Canberra General Cemetery
Cemetery AddressWoden (Phillip), ACT
Demonination/AreaEx Servicemans
SectionC
Grave Number61

Notes

Joined the RAN as a writer. Served in HMAS Manoora 1939-40. Rose to the rank of Chief Writer prior to commissioning. Secretary to NOIC SE Australia 1955-56, Secretary to NOIC NE Australia 1957-58; Secretary to NOIC New Guinea 1959. Directorate of Naval Reserves 1961. Died suddenly at home of a heart attack in Northbourne Flats, Canberra.

Sources

Service Record - Australian National Archives Service Record - Australian National Archives Nominal Roll - Department of Veteran Affairs Death of Lieutenant Rogers RAN News 13 July 1962 page 4 Naval Honours At Funeral The Canberra Times (ACT 1926-1995) Tue 26 Jun 1962 Page 2 FULL NAVAL HONORS AT FUNERAL The Canberra Times (ACT 1926 1995) Wed 27 Jun 1962 Page 2

Contributors

Researched by: Andrew Watters