Trevor
Verdun John
Brogan
Born in Manly, New South Wales, Australia
Ancestors 
Son of Bernard Brogan
and Hilda Marcella (Richards) Brogan
Brother of
Bernard Alwyn Brogan and Mervyn Francis Brogan KBE CB
Husband of
Maria Beth (Mehan) Kaberry
— married
1942 (to 1959) in Manly, New South Wales, Australia
Husband of
Jean (Quinlan) Brogan
— married
1963 in Chatswood, New South Wales, Australia
[children unknown]
Died [date unknown]
[location unknown]
Profile last modified
| Created 20 Jun 2018
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Biography
Trevor Verdun John Brogan was born on 26th March 1916 at Manly, New South Wales, Australia. He was the third son of Bernard Brogan and Hilda Marcelle Richards.[1]
Trevor achieved a Diploma in Commerce in 1940 from the University of Sydney.[2]
He married Maria Beth Mehan in 1942 at Manly, New South Wales.[3] They were divorced in 1959.[4]
Trevor Brogan is a Military Veteran.
Served in the Second Australian Imperial Force 1942-1945
2nd Field Survey Company
Served in the Second Australian Imperial Force 1942-1945
2nd Field Survey Company
Trevor was a member of the militia. On 29th August 1942, he transferred to the Second Australian Imperial Force for service overseas during the Second World War[5] and was allocated to the 2nd Australian Field Survey Company.[6] Troops from the 2nd Field Survey Company, based in Queensland, proceeded to Merauke in Dutch New Guinea, to New Britain, and to Lae and Wewak on the north coast of Papua and New Guinea (then two separate Australian territories). The section on Bougainville managed to produce 63 of the 106 coloured sheets that eventually covered the island.[7] Trevor attained the distinguished rank of Warrant Officer Class One (RSM). With the war over, he was discharged on 1st November 1945.
Trevor married a second time, to Jean Quinlan in 1963 at Chatswood, New South Wales.[8]
Sources
- ↑ New South Wales Birth Index #25515/1916
- ↑ University of Sydney Diplomas; accessed 24 Sep 2018
- ↑ New South Wales Marriage Index #9194/1942
- ↑ NSW State Archives and Records; accessed 24 Sep 2018
- ↑ Australian War Memorial nominal roll: NX108426 (N99878) Warrant Officer Class 1 Trevor Verdun Brogan; accessed 24 Sep 2018
- ↑ Australian War Memorial unit record: 2nd Australian Field Survey Company; accessed 6 Sep 2019
- ↑ Australian War Memorial: Remembering the war in New Guinea; accessed 6 Sep 2019
- ↑ New South Wales Marriage Index #4492/1963
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