LEST WE FORGET
Flying Officer William Hungerford ROGERS
Service No: 420599
Born: West Maitland NSW, 8 April 1923
Enlisted in the RAAF: 8 November 1941
Discharged from the RAAF: 21 September 1945
Unit at Discharge: No. 3 Operational Training Unit
Died: 9 July 1947, 24 Years
Buried: Rookwood Crematorium, Sydney NSW
CWGC Additional Information: Son of Mark and Laura Loane Rogers, of Newcastle; husband of Jean McArthur Rogers
Having died outside the specified period (3 September 1939 to 30 June 1947), Flying Officer Rogers does not meet an eligibility criterion for inclusion on the Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour for World War II. The Commonwealth War Graves Commission recognises his death as being due to his Service.
References:
Commonwealth War Graves Commission On-Line Records
Department of Veterans’ Affairs On-Line WWII Nominal Roll
National Archives of Australia On-Line Record A9300, ROGERS W H