Alle Deutschen und Österreicher in Großbritannien werden als feindliche Ausländer interniert, S. Berger wird mit der htm dunera Lit

Alle Deutschen und Österreicher in Großbritannien werden als feindliche Ausländer interniert, S. Berger wird mit der HTM Dunera (Lit. The Dunera Affair, The Dunera Scandal) nach Australien in das Camp Hay, später Camp Tatura verfrachtet.

24.04.42-14.12.42

Als Freiwilliger wird S. Berger einer militärischen Arbeitskompanie zugeteilt

1942

S. Berger erhält die Erlaubnis zur Rückkehr nach Großbritannien, um seinen Affidavit zur Weiterreise in die USA und damit endgültige Freiheit zu erlangen

S. Berger verlässt Australien an Bord der Waroonga, das Schiff wird kurz vor dem Ziel im Atlantik torpediert und versenkt. Mag. Berger ertrinkt nach Kentern des Rettungsbootes.

BERGER SIGMUND : Service Number - V378109 : Date of birth - 18 Dec 1885 : Place of birth - VIENNA AUSTRIA : Place of enlistment - CAULFIELD VIC : Next of Kin - POLLAK PAULA

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RESSLER, Lazarus: Austrian national interned under the Prerogative; survivor of sinking of SS Arandora Star; transferred to Australia; lost with SS Waroonga on voyage back to England 1943-1946

Operations information for U-635

First Sailing - active patrol

U-635 left Kiel under the command of Heinz Eckelmann on 16th Mar 1943. The boat was sunk on 5th Apr 1943.

On 5th Apr 1943 U-635 came under attack from an aircraft of RAF 120 Squadron. U-635 was destroyed in the attack.

Heinz Eckelmann hit two ships on this patrol and both of them were in convoy, both of them were from convoy HX-231.

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  On 4th Apr 1943 he damaged the British 5,529 ton Shillong, sailing with convoy HX-231.
  

The Waroonga was a 10,000 ton refrigerated cargo ship, originally owned by the New Zealand Shipping Company. It had been bought from them by B.I. to use as a Cadet training ship, and at Falmouth modifications had been made so that it could accommodate about 40 Cadets who would act as the crew. The normal run would be to Australia, to load up with frozen meat and return with its cargo to the U.K.. The round trip would take about 6 months. On this particular trip it was planned to call in at New York and Newport News, and load up with farm machinery and oil drums, to be offloaded in Australia, after passing through the Panama Canal. The return from Australia would be via Columbo and the Suez Canal. The Cadets' accommodation consisted of two large and long cabins in the stern and at either side of the ship. Those in the starboard cabin were known as the Starboard Watch, and those in the port cabin were known as the Port Watch. There were 20 bunks in tiers of two, along the inboard bulkhead of each cabin and at one end, and along the opposite bulkhead were the Cadets' lockers. Between the lockers and the bunks was a space of about 10 feet. A large messroom, with tables, occupied the space between the Cadets' cabins. This served as a dining room and it was also used as a schoolroom. Aft of the central messroom, right in the stern, was a large space containing wash basins, showers, and 4 baths. The Cadet accommodation was completed by a cabin on the deck above for the Chief Petty Officer Cadet, and for the two Petty Officer Cadets in charge of the Starboard and Port Watches.

Waroonga (3)

1914

ex- Hororata, 1939 purchased from New Zealand Shipping Co, renamed Waroonga, 1943 torpedoed and sunk in Atlantic; loss of 17 lives.

http://www.theshipslist.com/ships/lines/bisn.html

Annapolis: Naval Institute Press, 1974