Born on 11th October 1923 in Plymouth to Richard Rollo Sharpe and Florence Louisa (Pascho). On 31st January 1924, the family (including Rollo’s brother and 2 sisters) departed from Plymouth for Albany, Western Australia on the steamship ‘TSS Sophocles’, a ship of the Aberdeen Line. Rollo enlisted in the Royal Australian Air Force on 19th July 1942 for training within The Empire Air Training Scheme. His occupation on enlistment was given as bank clerk and he was recruited as Aircraftsman Class 2 (AC2). He trained at R.A.F. Lichfield and survived the war, returning to Australia on 5th June 1945.

Born on 11th October 1923 in Plymouth to Richard Rollo Sharpe and Florence Louisa (Pascho). On 31st January 1924, the family (including Rollo’s brother and 2 sisters) departed from Plymouth for Albany, Western Australia on the steamship ‘TSS Sophocles’, a ship of the Aberdeen Line. Rollo enlisted in the Royal Australian Air Force on 19th July 1942 for training within The Empire Air Training Scheme. His occupation on enlistment was given as bank clerk and he was recruited as Aircraftsman Class 2 (AC2). He trained at R.A.F. Lichfield and survived the war, returning to Australia on 5th June 1945.