Honouring the Men who gave their lives whilst serving in the Merchant Navy
and whose names are on the Australian War Memorial Commemorative Roll

M.V. EMPIRE STAR (Belfast)  -  WW2

Empire Star a motor refrigerated cargo ship that was damaged by Japanese aircraft in the Durian Strait on 12 February 1942 during the evacuation of Singapore. She received three direct hits and repairs were later carried out at Fremantle and Sydney, Australia. She was sunk on 23 October 1942 by torpedoes fired by German submarine U-615

The Sydney Morning Herald N.S.W.   24-3-1943
MUNRO - October 23, 1942 Alexander Barry Jun., engineer, British Merchant Navy, killed by enemy action overseas, only son of Mr and Mrs A.B. Munro, Chatswood Avenue, Chatswood, aged 27years.