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. PINTO (Liverpool)  -  WW2

The M.V. Pinto was a British motor cargo ship, which served as a convoy rescue ship during WWII. On September 8, 1944, while rescuing survivors from the torpedoed tanker Empire Heritage, the Pinto was hit by a torpedo from U-482 and sank northwest of Malin Head. 

Nepean Times (Penrith, N.S.W.) 26-10-1944
Victim of U-Boat
FORMER RESIDENT OF EMU PLAINS
COMMANDER Lawrence Boggs, R.N„ a former resident of Emu Plains, is believed to have perished in the sinking of a corvette by a U-boat recently. He had been a sea-faring man practically all his life. Prior to the last war he was a second senior officer of the Orient line. At the outbreak of that war he joined the naval reserve, and achieved command of one of the "Q" beats, those mystery ships that fought the submarines, he received several decorations for distinguished service. About twenty years ago Commander Boggs took over " Ballybrack," Emu Plains, and resided there for about five years.
He was afterward engaged in the carrying of foodstuffs to Spain during the civil war in that country. At the outbreak of this war he was made commander of a corvette, and went right through the hazards of the service until quite recently, when he was engaged in convoy duty a few miles off the coast of Ireland and his ship was torpedoed. He was last seen in the water with a life belt and he is posted missing. As the submarine surfaced there is some possibility that this gallant officer was taken prisoner.