LEST WE FORGET
Aircraftman Class I John Frederick ROGERS
Service No: 438914
Born: Brighton VIC, 13 November 1918
Enlisted in the RAAF: 21 December 1943
Unit: No. 1 School of Technical Training, Exhibition Building, Carlton VIC
Died: Injuries from a Ground Accident, Melbourne VIC, 18 February 1945, Aged 26 Years
Cremated: Springvale Crematorium, Melbourne VIC
CWGC Additional Information: Son of Leslie William and Annie Lydia Rogers; husband of Gwenneth Jean Rogers, of Kew
Roll of Honour: Camberwell VIC
Remembered: Panel 117, Commemorative Area, Australian War Memorial, Canberra ACT
On 18 February 1945, Aircraftman Class I Rogers, an Instrument Repairer, died in the Royal Prince Alfred hospital, Melbourne, after being struck by a car on Point Nepean Road, Aspendale.
References:
Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour On-Line Records (RAAF Casualty Information compiled by Alan Storr (409804))
Commonwealth War Graves Commission On-Line Records
Department of Veterans’ Affairs On-Line WWII Nominal Roll
National Archives of Australia On-Line Record A705, 163/36/474