Honouring the Men who gave their lives whilst serving in the Merchant Navy
and whose names are on the Australian War Memorial Commemorative Roll
and whose names are on the Australian War Memorial Commemorative Roll
M.V. OPAWA (Plymouth)
WW2
WW2
M.V. Opawa was sunk on 6 February 1942 by torpedoes and gunfire from German submarine U-106
Assistant Steward Reginald Patrick CASEY
Born: Townsville, Queensland Merchant Navy Date of Engagement 18-12-1941 - Brisbane, Queensland Died 6-2-1942, aged 24years Son of Dennis and Mary Brosner Casey, of Townsville, Queensland Husband of E. M. Casey, of Moorooka, Queensland. Honoured: Tower Hill Memorial, London, England - Panel 76 Australian War Memorial Commemorative Roll |
6th Engineer Ralph Frederick TAYLOR
Born: Katoomba, N.S.W. Merchant Navy Died 6-2-1942, At sea (off coast of New York), aged 22years Son of Frederick Fuller Taylor and Doris Jane Taylor, of Ballarat, Victoria Honoured: Tower Hill Memorial, London, England - Panel 76 Australian War Memorial Commemorative Roll |