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.S. HERMION (Norway)
WW2
WW2
Assistant Steward Ian Walter MUNCHENBERG
Australian Merchant Navy
Died: 18-4-1944 (Illness) , Port Said, Suez Canal, Egypt
Son of Lucy Doris Munchenberg, of York, South Australia.
Resting: Bone War Cemetery, Annaba, Algeria
Australian War Memorial Commemorative Roll
Australian Merchant Navy
Died: 18-4-1944 (Illness) , Port Said, Suez Canal, Egypt
Son of Lucy Doris Munchenberg, of York, South Australia.
Resting: Bone War Cemetery, Annaba, Algeria
Australian War Memorial Commemorative Roll
News (Adelaide, S.A.) 5-7-1945
INQUIRY ON DEATH OF S.A. SEAMAN
Buried In Algeria
From Our Special Representative
CANBERRA. - A Government inquiry into the circumstances of the death at Algiers last year of lan Muchenberg, a young Adelaide seaman, has been promised by the
Acting Prime Minister (Mr. Forde). Mr. Chambers (Lab.. S.A.), who has been pressing for a full inquiry, said today that Munchenberg died of smallpox after having been paid off from a Norwegian ship. He had apparently joined the ship without a passport or inoculation. Munchenberg's widowed mother had heard only indirectly that his grave was at Bone, Algeria. continued Mr. Chambers. She had not received any of her son's belongings. The mother, Mrs. S L. D. Munchenberg. of Spring street, York was paid only one allotment of £10 from his wages. A few months later she received advice of his death.
The young man had attempted to join the. R.A.A.F."when he turned 18, but was rejected because of defective sight. He had then joined a Norwegian ship at Port Adelaide and sailed overseas.
Mrs. Munchenberg's efforts to obtain assistance from the Norwegian company and the Repatriation Department had been unsuccessful added Mr. Chambers.
INQUIRY ON DEATH OF S.A. SEAMAN
Buried In Algeria
From Our Special Representative
CANBERRA. - A Government inquiry into the circumstances of the death at Algiers last year of lan Muchenberg, a young Adelaide seaman, has been promised by the
Acting Prime Minister (Mr. Forde). Mr. Chambers (Lab.. S.A.), who has been pressing for a full inquiry, said today that Munchenberg died of smallpox after having been paid off from a Norwegian ship. He had apparently joined the ship without a passport or inoculation. Munchenberg's widowed mother had heard only indirectly that his grave was at Bone, Algeria. continued Mr. Chambers. She had not received any of her son's belongings. The mother, Mrs. S L. D. Munchenberg. of Spring street, York was paid only one allotment of £10 from his wages. A few months later she received advice of his death.
The young man had attempted to join the. R.A.A.F."when he turned 18, but was rejected because of defective sight. He had then joined a Norwegian ship at Port Adelaide and sailed overseas.
Mrs. Munchenberg's efforts to obtain assistance from the Norwegian company and the Repatriation Department had been unsuccessful added Mr. Chambers.
Mess Boy Ronald Trevor RITTER
Australian Merchant Navy
Died (illness) 21-4-1944, Alexandria, Egypt, aged 16years
Australian War Memorial Commemorative Roll
Resting: Alexandria (Chatby) British Protestant Cemetery
Australian Merchant Navy
Died (illness) 21-4-1944, Alexandria, Egypt, aged 16years
Australian War Memorial Commemorative Roll
Resting: Alexandria (Chatby) British Protestant Cemetery
As at date of research 4-4-2019 - Recent research has shown that this casualty is buried here. The Commission is actively working to erect a headstone on his grave.
Seaman Harry Francis WILLIS
Australian Merchant Navy
Service No: MN207
Died 4-5-1944, aged 18years
Son of Mr. and Mrs. N. A. Willis, of West Footscray, Victoria
Resting: Moascar War Cemetery, North Egypt, Egypt
Australian War Memorial Commemorative Roll
Australian Merchant Navy
Service No: MN207
Died 4-5-1944, aged 18years
Son of Mr. and Mrs. N. A. Willis, of West Footscray, Victoria
Resting: Moascar War Cemetery, North Egypt, Egypt
Australian War Memorial Commemorative Roll