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| Name | ROGERS |
| First names | Ormond Roy |
| Rank | P/O |
| Service | RAAF |
| Service number | 424612 |
| Crew position | Air Gunner |
| Age | 21 |
| Date of death | 22/03/44 |
| Cemetery | Reichswald Forest cemetery Kleve Germany |
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| 22/23 March, 1944; FRANKFURT:
49 Squadron managed to get 19 airborne. F/Sgt Ron Greig and crew were lost; the crew are buried in the Reichswald Forest Cemetery. Two members of the Greig crew had very nearly completed their tours; F/Sgts Whiteley and Peacock had previously flown with P/O Eric Jones and had only a few more trips left to do. ND536 (EA-F) F/S R. Greig Pilot (Killed) Sgt W.F. Edwards F/E (Killed) F/S K. Anderson NAV (Killed) F/S C. Peacock W/AG (Killed) P/O O.R. Rogers RAAF A/G (Killed) F/S L.J. Phillips A/B (Killed) F/S H. Whiteley A/G (Killed) Most of the crew were on their 7th operation. |
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| The two highly emotive extracts
shown below are part of an incredible collection of 51 documents
which relate to the loss of P/O Rogers. They were located by Ashley Hales and are the work of Robert Lapes. Click this link to view the entire collection (in a new window). |
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 A handwritten list of P/O Roger's personal effects |
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 The typed list of P/O Roger's personal effects |
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