31 May 1942.  15 year old Harry sailed out of Sydney Harbour as an Ordinary Seaman aboard the SS Ormiston in convoy with SS Katoomba and SS Canberra, carrying Australian Troops .  That same afternoon Japanese submarines entered Sydney Harbour.   Two years later SS Ormiston herself was torpedoed by a Japanese submarine off Coffs Harbour … Continue reading Harry Cruger: 15yo in convoy with troops heading north