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<blockquote data-quote="John Robertson" data-source="post: 54994" data-attributes="member: 1"><p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>SURNAME</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Homewood</em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>FORENAME</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>John William</em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>UNIT</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Clearance Diver (RAN)</em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>RANK</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Lieutenant Commander</em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>NUMBER</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>AWARD</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Member of the Order of the British Empire</em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>PLACE</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>New Years Honours 1961</em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>ADDITIONAL INFORMATION</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>born 14.9.1905 Kent,England</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>enlisted 24.4.1923 HMAS Cerberus (Ordinary Seaman)</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>HMAS Melbourne 1.10.1923</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>HMAS Platypus 2.6.1924</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Able Seaman 3.9.1924</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>HMAS Cerberus 19.6.1925</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>HMAS Melbourne 8.10.1925</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>awarded 1st Good Conduct Badge 14.9.1926</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>HMAS Cerberus 27.10.1926</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>passed Diver 2 Course 17.2.1928</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>passed leading Seaman Course 12.3.1928</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>HMAS Oxley</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Acting Leading Seaman 1.7.1929</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>HMAS Cerberus 22.12.1929</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>passed Petty Officer Course 18.3.1930</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Leading Seaman 1.7.1930</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>HMAS Albatross 24.7.1930</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>awarded 2nd Good Conduct Badge 14.9.1931</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>HMAS Cerberus 15.2.1932</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>rated as Diver 1 18.5.1932</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Acting Petty Officer 1.7.1933</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>HMAS Australia 20.7.1933</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>HMAS Cerberus 30.1.1934</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Petty Officer 1.7.1934</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>awarded 3rd Good Conduct Badge 14.9.1936</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>HMAS Australia 14.1.1938</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>HMAS Albatross 19.4.1938</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>requalified as Diver 1 24.6.1938</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>awarded RAN Long Service and Good Conduct Medal 14.9.1938</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>HMAS Hobart 29.9.1938</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>HMAS Cerberus 10.2.1939</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Temporary Chief Petty Officer 13.4.1940</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>qualified as Boatswain 10.8.1942</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Acting Senior Commissioned Boatswain 26.4.1942</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Boatswain (13852) 26.10.1942</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>HMAS Adelaide 26.7.1943</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>granted Watch Keepers Certificate 2.5.1944</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Kuranda - Naval Beach Commando "A" 23.5.1944</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Madang - departed Australia for Borneo with NBC "A" 1.4.1945</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>returned to Australia and posted HMAS Platypus 20.10.1945</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>HMAS Cerberus 8.4.1947</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>HMAS Wyatt Earp (Antarctica) 7.10.1947</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>HMAS Lonsdale 30.6.1948</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>HMAS Penguin 20.4.1949</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>HMAS Rushcutter 14.6.1949</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Senior Commissioned Boatswain 1.10.1949</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Lieutenant 1.10.1955</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>qualified as Clearance Diving Instructional Officer 3.1.1956</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>HMAS Watson (O.C. Diving School) 15.3.1956</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>completed Army bomb disposal course and fully qualified as Diving Officer (Instructional) 13.4.1956</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>promoted C.D. Lieutenant Commander (S.D.) 1.1.1957</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Philippines July 1957</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>HMAS Cerberus 22.10.1957</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>HMAS Melville 13.11.1957</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>HMAS Penguin 30.1.1958</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>HMAS Watson 3.4.1958</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>HMAS Torrens (Executive Officer) 28.4.1958</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>awarded M.B.E. in New Year Honours List 1.1.1961</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>transferred to Emergency List 14.9.1962</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>appointment for temporary service terminated 13.6.1964</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>discharged 13.6.1964 (HMAS Torrens - LtCommander)</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>transferred to Retired List 14.9.1964</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em><a href="https://www.specialforcesroh.com/index.php?media/j-homewood.27476/" target="_blank"><img src="https://www.specialforcesroh.com/data/xfmg/thumbnail/27/27476-1751b25ae652be05c67a1cf75993db8f.jpg?1591433788" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></em></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="John Robertson, post: 54994, member: 1"] [LIST] [*][B]SURNAME[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]Homewood[/I][/INDENT] [LIST] [*][B]FORENAME[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]John William[/I][/INDENT] [LIST] [*][B]UNIT[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]Clearance Diver (RAN)[/I][/INDENT] [LIST] [*][B]RANK[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]Lieutenant Commander[/I][/INDENT] [LIST] [*][B]NUMBER[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][/INDENT] [LIST] [*][B]AWARD[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]Member of the Order of the British Empire[/I][/INDENT] [LIST] [*][B]PLACE[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]New Years Honours 1961[/I][/INDENT] [LIST] [*][B]ADDITIONAL INFORMATION[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]born 14.9.1905 Kent,England[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]enlisted 24.4.1923 HMAS Cerberus (Ordinary Seaman)[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]HMAS Melbourne 1.10.1923[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]HMAS Platypus 2.6.1924[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]Able Seaman 3.9.1924[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]HMAS Cerberus 19.6.1925[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]HMAS Melbourne 8.10.1925[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]awarded 1st Good Conduct Badge 14.9.1926[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]HMAS Cerberus 27.10.1926[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]passed Diver 2 Course 17.2.1928[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]passed leading Seaman Course 12.3.1928[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]HMAS Oxley[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]Acting Leading Seaman 1.7.1929[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]HMAS Cerberus 22.12.1929[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]passed Petty Officer Course 18.3.1930[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]Leading Seaman 1.7.1930[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]HMAS Albatross 24.7.1930[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]awarded 2nd Good Conduct Badge 14.9.1931[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]HMAS Cerberus 15.2.1932[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]rated as Diver 1 18.5.1932[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]Acting Petty Officer 1.7.1933[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]HMAS Australia 20.7.1933[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]HMAS Cerberus 30.1.1934[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]Petty Officer 1.7.1934[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]awarded 3rd Good Conduct Badge 14.9.1936[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]HMAS Australia 14.1.1938[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]HMAS Albatross 19.4.1938[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]requalified as Diver 1 24.6.1938[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]awarded RAN Long Service and Good Conduct Medal 14.9.1938[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]HMAS Hobart 29.9.1938[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]HMAS Cerberus 10.2.1939[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]Temporary Chief Petty Officer 13.4.1940[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]qualified as Boatswain 10.8.1942[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]Acting Senior Commissioned Boatswain 26.4.1942[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]Boatswain (13852) 26.10.1942[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]HMAS Adelaide 26.7.1943[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]granted Watch Keepers Certificate 2.5.1944[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]Kuranda - Naval Beach Commando "A" 23.5.1944[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]Madang - departed Australia for Borneo with NBC "A" 1.4.1945[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]returned to Australia and posted HMAS Platypus 20.10.1945[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]HMAS Cerberus 8.4.1947[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]HMAS Wyatt Earp (Antarctica) 7.10.1947[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]HMAS Lonsdale 30.6.1948[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]HMAS Penguin 20.4.1949[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]HMAS Rushcutter 14.6.1949[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]Senior Commissioned Boatswain 1.10.1949[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]Lieutenant 1.10.1955[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]qualified as Clearance Diving Instructional Officer 3.1.1956[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]HMAS Watson (O.C. Diving School) 15.3.1956[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]completed Army bomb disposal course and fully qualified as Diving Officer (Instructional) 13.4.1956[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]promoted C.D. Lieutenant Commander (S.D.) 1.1.1957[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]Philippines July 1957[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]HMAS Cerberus 22.10.1957[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]HMAS Melville 13.11.1957[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]HMAS Penguin 30.1.1958[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]HMAS Watson 3.4.1958[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]HMAS Torrens (Executive Officer) 28.4.1958[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]awarded M.B.E. in New Year Honours List 1.1.1961[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]transferred to Emergency List 14.9.1962[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]appointment for temporary service terminated 13.6.1964[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]discharged 13.6.1964 (HMAS Torrens - LtCommander)[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]transferred to Retired List 14.9.1964[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I][URL="https://www.specialforcesroh.com/index.php?media/j-homewood.27476/"][IMG]https://www.specialforcesroh.com/data/xfmg/thumbnail/27/27476-1751b25ae652be05c67a1cf75993db8f.jpg?1591433788[/IMG][/URL][/I][/INDENT] [/QUOTE]
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