HMAS Manoora

The Manoora served extensively during the 1939-45 conflict particularly in the Pacific arena. After the war she returned to her former role as a passenger ship on the Australian coastal run however in 1947 she still carried her guns as can be seen from some of the images.

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Please note that some information was gathered for this table in 1996

and is more complete than information that has been added in 2005.

 

Surname

First Names

From

To

Occupation

Sex

Age last

Mar Sing Wid

Country of Last Perm Res.

Nationality

Country of Future Perm Res

Aberley

Lorna Elizabeth

Bombay

Sydney

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Allen

Elizabeth Henrietta

Bombay

Fremantle

Home Duties

F

62

W

India

British

Australia

Allen

Elphine

Bombay

Adelaide

 

F

4

S

India

British

Australia

Allen

Eric William

Bombay

Fremantle

Manager

M

34

S

India

British

Australia

Allen

James Lawrence

Bombay

Adelaide

Public Servant

M

34

M

India

British

Australia

Allen

Marion Stanley

Bombay

Adelaide

Home Duties

F

31

M

India

British

Australia

Allen

Robin

Bombay

Adelaide

 

M

2

S

India

British

Australia

Allen

Rosalie

Bombay

Adelaide

 

F

1

S

India

British

Australia

Anderson

Rosalind Mary

Bombay

Sydney

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Atkinson

Alwyn Neville

Bombay

Fremantle

Railway Officer

M

53

M

India

British

Australia

Atkinson

Marlene Patricia

Bombay

Fremantle

Student

F

12

S

India

British

Australia

Atkinson

Rose Elizabeth

Bombay

Fremantle

Home Duties

F

48

M

India

British

Australia

Atras

Leokadia

Bombay

Fremantle

Nurse

F

38

S

India

Polish

Australia

Ballantyne

Beryl Francis

Bombay

Fremantle

Student

F

8

S

India

British

Australia

Ballantyne

Edwin Frederick

Bombay

Fremantle

 

M

62

W

India

British

Australia

Ballantyne

Edwin Ronald

Bombay

Sydney

 

M

17

S

India

British

Australia

Ballantyne

Eileen Syla

Bombay

Fremantle

 

F

30

M

India

British

Australia

Ballantyne

Herbert James

Bombay

Sydney

 

M

43

M

India

British

Australia

Ballantyne

Ian George

Bombay

Fremantle

Student

M

7

S

India

British

Australia

Ballantyne

Janette P.

Bombay

Sydney

 

F

12

S

India

British

Australia

Ballantyne

Madilne

Bombay

Fremantle

Home Duties

F

49

M

India

British

Australia

Ballantyne

Margaret Elizabeth

Bombay

Fremantle

 

F

50

S

India

British

Australia

Ballantyne

Margaret Rose

Bombay

Fremantle

Student

F

10

S

India

British

Australia

Ballantyne

Mary Margaret

Bombay

Sydney

 

F

39

M

India

British

Australia

Ballantyne

Murdoch

Bombay

Sydney

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ballantyne

Prudence

Bombay

Fremantle

 

F

7

S

India

British

Australia

Ballantyne

Robert Malcolm

Bombay

Sydney

 

M

14

S

India

British

Australia

Ballantyne

Stephen

Bombay

Sydney

 

M

1

S

India

British

Australia

Ballantyne

Theodora

Bombay

Sydney

 

F

6

S

India

British

Australia

Ballantyne

Valaria

Bombay

Sydney

 

M

6

S

India

British

Australia

Ballantyne

Winston

Bombay

Sydney

 

M

5

S

India

British

Australia

Baptiste

Frederick Eugene George

Bombay

Fremantle

 

M

1

S

India

British

Australia

Baptiste

George James

Bombay

Fremantle

Schoolmaster

M

24

M

India

British

Australia

Baptiste

Violet Mary Joan

Bombay

Fremantle

Home Duties

F

20

M

India

British

Australia

Barrell

Audrey Merea

Bombay

Adelaide

Home Duties

F

28

M

India

British

Australia

Barrell

Brian Victor

Bombay

Adelaide

 

M

5

S

India

British

Australia

Barrell

Victor William George

Bombay

Adelaide

Government Officer

M

31

M

India

British

Australia

Baskin

Joselyn Edna

Bombay

Sydney

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Baskin

Judith Anne

Bombay

Sydney

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Baskin

Robyn Joselyn

Bombay

Sydney

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bayly

Edith Hilda

Bombay

Melbourne

Home Duties

F

33

M

India

British

Australia

Bayly

Lewis Frank

Bombay

Melbourne

Manufacturer

M

32

M

India

British

Australia

Bayly

Rodney Lewis

Bombay

Melbourne

 

M

1

S

India

British

Australia

Beane

Walter John

Bombay

Sydney

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Beaumont

Charles Arnes Murdoch

Bombay

Melbourne

Director

M

55

M

India

British

Australia

Beck

Jennifer

Bombay

Adelaide

Student

F

9

S

India

British

Australia

Beck

Leonora Esther

Bombay

Adelaide

Home Duties

F

42

M

India

British

Australia

Beck

Phillip James

Bombay

Adelaide

Manufacturer

M

45

M

India

British

Australia

Beecroft

Jessie

Bombay

Melbourne

Missionary

F

40

S

India

British

Australia

Bell

Horace Ainsley

Bombay

Fremantle

Pilot

M

20

S

India

British

Australia

Benson

Enid May Louise

Bombay

Fremantle

Nurse

F

22

S

India

British

Australia

Bentley

Adrian Theodore

Bombay

Sydney

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bentley

Emma

Bombay

Sydney

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bentley

Ethel

Bombay

Sydney

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bentley

Morrison Edward

Bombay

Sydney

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bentley

Vernon John

Bombay

Sydney

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Berry

Doris Eileen

Bombay

Melbourne

Home Duties

F

47

M

India

British

Australia

Berry

Hugh Calvin

Bombay

Melbourne

Engineer

M

48

M

India

British

Australia

Berry

Joy Isabelle

Bombay

Melbourne

Nil

F

18

S

India

British

Australia

Betterley

John

Bombay

Adelaide

Student

M

19

S

India

British

Australia

Biggs

Irene Florence

Bombay

Melbourne

Home Duties

F

28

M

India

British

Australia

Biggs

William Broles

Bombay

Melbourne

Army Officer

M

24

M

India

British

Australia

Blagden

Derrick Charles

Bombay

Fremantle

Machinist

M

19

S

India

British

Australia

Blair

Allison Noakes

Bombay

Melbourne

Home Duties

F

42

M

India

British

Australia

Blair

Ian David

Bombay

Melbourne

Student

M

9

S

India

British

Australia

Blair

Sallyanne

Bombay

Melbourne

Student

F

10

S

India

British

Australia

Blanchette

Blossom Rita

Bombay

Sydney

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Blanchette

Brenda Rosetta

Bombay

Sydney

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Blanchette

Brian Ralph

Bombay

Sydney

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Blanchette

Noreen Kathleen

Bombay

Sydney

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Blanchette

Ralph Percival

Bombay

Sydney

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Branson

Grace Eliza

Bombay

Fremantle

Home Duties

F

73

S

India

British

Australia

Brayley

Morris

Bombay

Fremantle

Naval Officer

M

25

S

India

British

Australia

Brayley

Dorothy Evelyn

Bombay

Fremantle

Dress Maker

F

45

M

India

British

Australia

Brayley

Florence Elvina

Bombay

Fremantle

Stenographer

F

23

S

India

British

Australia

Brayley

Frank Edward

Bombay

Fremantle

Railwayman

M

49

M

India

British

Australia

Brayley

Nigel Arthur

Bombay

Fremantle

Student

M

15

S

India

British

Australia

Breese

Edna Pauline

Bombay

Sydney

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Breese

Granger Craig

Bombay

Sydney

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Breese

Terence Walter

Bombay

Sydney

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Britain

Lorna

Bombay

Melbourne

Student

F

10

S

India

British

Australia

Britain

May Merle

Bombay

Melbourne

Home Duties

F

48

M

India

British

Australia

Buckle

John William Evans

Bombay

Melbourne

Orderly

M

26

S

India

British

Australia

Buckle

Noel Desmond Dreardon

Bombay

Fremantle

M/Mechanic

M

27

S

India

British

Australia

Burke

Moira

Bombay

Fremantle

Secretary

F

22

S

India

British

Australia

Burrell

Edwin Sampson

Bombay

Melbourne

Nil

m

44

M

India

British

Australia

Burrell

Hilary

Bombay

Melbourne

 

F

9

S

India

British

Australia

Burrell

Olive

Bombay

Melbourne

Home duties

F

36

M

India

British

Australia

Calder

Herbet

Bombay

Sydney

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Calder

Mary

Bombay

Sydney

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Calder

Thomas Cowan

Bombay

Sydney

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Carr

Geoffrey Roy

Bombay

Fremantle

Student

M

13

S

India

British

Australia

Carr

Grace Doris

Bombay

Fremantle

Home Duties

F

32

M

India

British

Australia

Carr

Wendy Patricia Margaret

Bombay

Fremantle

 

F

4

S

India

British

Australia

Channell

Nellie Hazel

Bombay

Sydney

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Chapman

Christopher Robin

Bombay

Fremantle

 

M

6

S

India

British

Australia

Chapman

Frank Ian

Bombay

Fremantle

 

M

2

S

India

British

Australia

Chapman

Gerald Andrew

Bombay

Fremantle

 

M

4

S

India

British

Australia

Chapman

Hazel Phyllis

Bombay

Fremantle

Home Duties

F

28

M

India

British

Australia

Chapman

John Gerald

Bombay

Fremantle

Railwayman

M

32

M

India

British

Australia

Chapman

Michael Arthur

Bombay

Fremantle

Student

M

8

S

India

British

Australia

Chapman

Peter David

Bombay

Fremantle

Student

M

8

S

India

British

Australia

Chapman

Rodney John

Bombay

Fremantle

Student

M

10

S

India

British

Australia

Chociej

Krystynia T.

Bombay

Fremantle

Home Duties

F

43

M

India

Polish

Australia

Clarke

Alfrida Virginia

Bombay

Fremantle

Nurse

F

23

M

India

British

Australia

Clayton

Bernard

Bombay

Fremantle

Police Officer

M

23

M

India

British

Australia

Clayton

Bernard

Bombay

Fremantle

 

M

3

S

India

British

Australia

Clayton

Ena

Bombay

Fremantle

Home Duties

F

27

M

India

British

Australia

Clayton

Judy

Bombay

Fremantle

 

F

1

S

India

British

Australia

Cole

Colleen Edith

Bombay

Fremantle

Sales Girl

F

18

S

India

British

Australia

Cole

Dorothy Margaret

Bombay

Fremantle

Nurse

F

20

S

India

British

Australia

Cole

Ellen Mary

Bombay

Fremantle

Home Duties

F

42

M

India

British

Australia

Cole

John Frederick

Bombay

Fremantle

 

M

4

S

India

British

Australia

Cole

Masie Beryl

Bombay

Fremantle

Stenographer

F

22

S

India

British

Australia

Cole

Noel Crispin

Bombay

Fremantle

Storeman

M

25

S

India

British

Australia

Cole

Patricia Amelia

Bombay

Fremantle

Student

F

16

S

India

British

Australia

Collette

Cecil Christopher

Bombay

Melbourne

Tea Planter

M

32

S

India

British

Australia

Collins

Audrey Mary

Bombay

Fremantle

Home Duties

F

33

M

India

British

Australia

Collins

Brian Stanley

Bombay

Fremantle

 

M

7

S

India

British

Australia

Collins

David Aubrey

Bombay

Fremantle

 

M

6

S

India

British

Australia

Collins

Dennis Errol

Bombay

Fremantle

Nil

M

23

S

India

British

Australia

Collins

Donald Ainsley

Bombay

Fremantle

Student

M

19

S

India

British

Australia

Collinson

Muriel Alice

Bombay

Fremantle

Art Mistress

F

57

W

India

British

Australia

Coombes

Brian Denis

Bombay

Melbourne

 

M

1

S

India

British

Australia

Coombes

Derrick Eslyn

Bombay

Melbourne

Student

M

16

S

India

British

Australia

Coombes

Estelle

Bombay

Melbourne

Home Duties

F

37

M

India

British

Australia

Coombes

Geoffrey William Reginald

Bombay

Melbourne

Student

M

15

S

India

British

Australia

Coombes

Herbert Eslyar

Bombay

Melbourne

Schoolmaster

M

44

M

India

British

Australia

Coombes

Minny

Bombay

Fremantle

Nil

F

66

W

India

British

Australia

Corney

Emily Laura

Bombay

Sydney

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Corney

Errol George

Bombay

Sydney

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Corney

Geoffret Philip

Bombay

Sydney

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Corney

George Frederick

Bombay

Sydney

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Corney

Helen

Bombay

Sydney

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cowper

Christine Elizabeth

Bombay

Melbourne

Home Duties F

F

58

M

India

British

Australia

Cowper

Doris Phyllis

Bombay

Melbourne

Typist

F

21

S

India

British

Australia

Cowper

Glen Ronald Erskins

Bombay

Melbourne

Engineer

M

58

M

India

British

Australia

Cowper

Sylvia Gladys

Bombay

Melbourne

 

F

24

S

India

British

Australia

Cracknell

Aubrey John

Bombay

Fremantle

Engineer

M

24

S

India

British

Australia

Craker

Agnes

Bombay

Melbourne

Home Duties

F

55

M

India

British

Australia

Craker

William Samuel

Bombay

Melbourne

Engine Driver

M

55

M

India

British

Australia

Cummuski

Terese

Bombay

Fremantle

Stenographer

F

22

S

India

British

Australia

Cummusky

Mary

Bombay

Fremantle

Home duties

F

59

M

India

British

Australia

Cummusky

Patricia

Bombay

Fremantle

Stenographer

F

20

S

India

British

Australia

Cummusky

William

Bombay

Fremantle

Retired

M

65

M

India

British

Australia

Cumper

Elizabeth

Bombay

Fremantle

Home Duties

F

28

M

India

British

Australia

Cumper

Peter Frederick

Bombay

Fremantle

Confectioner

M

35

M

India

British

Australia

Cumper

Petronella Ann

Bombay

Fremantle

 

F

5

S

India

British

Australia

Cumper

Richard Frederick John

Bombay

Fremantle

 

M

1

S

India

British

Australia

Curtis

Glen Barry

Bombay

Adelaide

 

M

1

S

India

British

Australia

Curtis

Joseph Henry

Bombay

Adelaide

Boilermaker

M

41

M

India

British

Australia

Curtis

Patricia Nora

Bombay

Adelaide

Home Duties

F

36

M

India

British

Australia

Curtis

Patricia Ray

Bombay

Adelaide

Student

F

12

S

India

British

Australia

Czepukoje

Zuzanne

Bombay

Fremantle

Nurse

F

25

S

India

Polish

Australia

D’Abreu

Norman

Bombay

Fremantle

Dairyman

M

36

S

India

British

Australia

Dashwood

Merle Queenie

Bombay

Melbourne

Nurse

F

32

S

India

British

Australia

Davis

Grenville Knowles

Bombay

Fremantle

Mechanic

M

25

S

India

British

Australia

De Beaux

Alan Ivan Reginald

Bombay

Fremantle

Student

M

20

S

India

British

Australia

De Beaux

Alice Maude

Bombay

Fremantle

Home Duties

F

48

M

India

British

Australia

De Beaux

Louis Dudley

Bombay

Fremantle

Merchant

M

54

M

India