PAYMASTER COMMANDER JOHN CHARLES
ROOKWOOD PROUD, RANVR
DIRECTOR OF FELO
IN AUSTRALIA DURING WW2
Naval Commander John Proud relocated Far Eastern Liaison Office (FELO) to Brisbane where he commandeered a house called "Kirkston" in Rupert Street, Windsor. He kept his office in Melbourne which was located in a house called "Goodrest" at 104 Toorak Road, South Yarra.
John Proud enlisted in the Royal Australian Navy on 26 August 1939 in Melbourne, Victoria. He became Director of FELO.
He was awarded the Order of the British Empire for his services to his country. He was located at HMAS Lonsdale when he was discharged on 12 November 1945.
| 1 Oct 1936 | Appointed Paymaster Sub-Lieutenant (on probation), RANVR |
| 17 Feb 1938 | Commission issued. |
| 5 Jul 1937 | Appointed to "Cerebus" (add'l) for 13 days training |
| 4 Jul 1938 | Approved to "Cerebus" (add'l) for 7 days training |
| 3 Jul 1939 | Approved to "Cerebus" (add'l) for 13 days training at Navy Office |
| 2 May 1939 | Promoted Paymaster Lieutenant, RANVR |
| 26 Aug 1939 | Appointed to "Cerebus" (add'l) for Navy Office |
| 8 Jan 1940 | Demobilised |
| 8 Jun 1940 | Cerebus (add'l) 4 Jun 1940 and to Cerebus add'l for passage to Singapore "Merkor" (Appt's on behalf of Admiralty) |
| Jul 1940 | "Sultan" (add'l) for duty with Captain on the staff. |
| 5 Dec 1940 | Granted Acting rank of Paymaster Lieutenant-Commander RANVR. |
| 4 Sep 1941 | Granted the temporary rank of Paymaster Commander, RANVR |
| 10 Mar 1942 | Appointed "Lonsdale" add'l 10.3.42 (Appt on behalf of Admiralty) |
| Sep 42 | Appointed "Brisbane" add'l 9.42 (Appt on behalf of Admiraly) |
| 25 Nov 1944 | Reappointed "Moreton" add'l for FELO as actg Pay Comm, RANVR |
| 25 Nov 1944 | To be paid the rates of pay & allownaces prescribed in the N.F.R. for Paymaster Commander (on Promotion), whilst acting in that rank |
| 1 Oct 1945 | Appointed to "Lonsdale" add'l |
| 12 Nov 1945 | Shore |
| ? | Granted War Service rank of Commander (S) |
| 30 Jun 1947 | Promoted Lieutenant Commander (s), RANVR |
| 31 Mar 1958 | Appointment Terminated |
John Proud died in August 1979.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
I would like to thank Chris Summers, a niece of Commander John Proud for her assistance with this web page. John Proud was married to Chris's father's sister.
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