LEST WE FORGET
Leading Aircraftman Warren Russell RODGERS
Service No: 132440
Born: Newcastle NSW, 24 September 1924
Enlisted in the RAAF: 23 March 1943
Unit: No. 322 Radar Station, Tanah Merah, Dutch New Guinea
Died: Ground Accident, Dutch New Guinea, 23 January 1944, Aged 19 Years
Buried: Townsville War Cemetery QLD
CWGC Additional Information: Son of Archie Keith and Emily Rodgers, of Swansea, New South Wales
Roll of Honour: Newcastle NSW
Remembered: Panel 114, Commemorative Area, Australian War Memorial, Canberra ACT
At Tanah Merah, Dutch New Guinea, on 23 January 1944, Leading Aircraftman Rodgers, a Guard, was killed by a falling tree.
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 A9301, 132440