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Alford, Charles Gordon (Stoker Petty Officer, b.1903 - d.1942)
Private Record
Maker: Alford, Charles Gordon
Collection relating to the Second World War service of 14299 Stoker Petty Officer Charles Gordon Alford, HMAS Perth, Royal Australian Navy, Atlantic Ocean, Pacific Ocean, Indian Ocean and Australia, 1...PR04850
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A.M.C. on fire
Art
Maker: Norton, Frank
Armed Merchant Cruiser (ex Blue Funnel Liner) on fire and sitting on Colombo Harbour bottom as the result of a Japanese air-raid a day or so previously. Smoke fills the right side of the image. Drawn ...ART23453
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A 'nor easter' or 'not entitled' (Lieutenant Peter Martin, Petty Officer George Howe)
Art
Maker: Hodgkinson, Roy
Shows a situation during open muster payment on HMAS Napier. The bos'n's mate pipes "clear lower decks, hands fall in for payment abaft the tubes. A sailor is seen standing in the correct manner ready...ART22779
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Binks, Robert (Leading Sick Berth Attendant, b.1921 - d.1991)
Private Record
Maker: Binks, Robert
Collection relating to the Second World War service of S/3818 Leading Sick Berth Attendant Robert Binks, HMAS Napier, Royal Australian Navy, Indian Ocean and Mediterranean Sea, 1942. Wallet 1 of 1 – ...PR06159
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Chipping ship's side, HMAS Napier
Art
Maker: Hodgkinson, Roy
The task of chipping and painting an iron ship is endless. Whenever possible, hands suspend themselves over the side in large numbers with shipping hammers, red leads and grey paint to fight the corro...ART22778
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COLOMBO, CEYLON. 1944-11-18. STOKER FIRST CLASS M. DENNIS OF SYDNEY, NSW, LEADS A GROUP OF FOUR ...
Photograph
Maker: Spurr, R K
COLOMBO, CEYLON. 1944-11-18. STOKER FIRST CLASS M. DENNIS OF SYDNEY, NSW, LEADS A GROUP OF FOUR RAN SAILORS PAST MEMBERS OF THE MADRAS REGIMENT WHILE SIGHTSEEING. (NAVAL HISTORICAL COLLECTION)304679
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COLOMBO, SRI LANKA. THE TRANSPORT SHIPS ORCADES (LEFT) AND ORION (RIGHT). (NAVAL HISTORICAL ...
Photograph
COLOMBO, SRI LANKA. THE TRANSPORT SHIPS ORCADES (LEFT) AND ORION (RIGHT). (NAVAL HISTORICAL COLLECTION)302813
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Diary of John Henry Llewellyn Turnbull, 1915
Digitised Collection
Maker: Turnbull, John Henry Llewellyn
Diary relating to the First World War service of 1433 Private John Henry Llewellyn Turnbull, 8th Battalion. This is the first of six detailed diaries transcribed by Turnbull after the war, and documen...RCDIG0001106
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Diary of Stanley Alfred Gedling, 1913-1918
Digitised Collection
Maker: Gedling, Stanley Alfred
Diary relating to the First World War service of Leading Signalman Richard Keith Gedling, Royal Australian Navy (RAN). Written and compiled by Gedling during the war, this account details his service ...RCDIG0001153
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HMAS Napier entering Colombo graving dock
Art
Maker: Hodgkinson, Roy
Showing HMAS Napier entering the dock from a bottom scraping etc., after returning from the Arakan. The natives, Sinhalan, Tamil's etc., employed around the dock, are seen tending the securing lines p...ART22777
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Krieg, Darsey Carl (Leading Seaman, b.1921-d.1988)
Private Record
Maker: Krieg, Darsey Carl
Collection relating to the Second World War service of PA2062 Leading Seaman Darsey Carl Krieg, HMAS Quickmatch, HMAS Torrens, and HMAS Cerberus, Royal Australian Navy, Australia, Atlantic Ocean, Indi...PR03701
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Mason, Eric James (Leading Seaman, b.1914 - d.1986)
Private Record
Maker: Mason, Eric James
Collection relating to the Second World War service of 1341 Leading Seaman Eric James Mason, HMAS Vendetta, Royal Australian Navy, the Mediterranean, 1939-1941. Wallet 1 of 1 – Collection consists of...PR04206
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PHILLIPS, Tasman Robert, (Convoy Signalman, b.1918 - d.1990)
Private Record
Maker: Phillips, Tasman Robert
Collection comprises of the diaries kept by Convoy Signalman (Con Sigs) Tasman Phillips between December 1939 and March 1944. In his capacity as a convoy signalman Phillips served aboard ships of the ...PR00512
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Pye, Clemence John (Petty Officer, b.1918 - d.1982)
Private Record
Maker: Pye, Clemence John
Collection relating to the Second World War service of 22471 Petty Officer Clemence John Pye, HMAS Vampire and HMAS Voyager, Royal Australian Navy, Indian Ocean and Mediterranean Sea, 1939-1941. Wall...PR04889
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R.A.N. at Colombo
Art
Maker: Hodgkinson, Roy
A street scene in Colombo showing two unidentified members of the Royal Australian Navy on shore leave about to start on a tour of the city by rickshaw, the cheapest and most effective means of explor...ART22775
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Rix, Gordon Robert (Chief Petty Officer Writer, b.1922 - d.2002)
Private Record
Maker: Rix, Gordon Robert
Collection relating to the Second World War service of 23128 Chief Petty Officer Writer Gordon Robert Rix, HMAS Hobart and HMAS Platypus, Royal Australian Navy, Australia, Indian Ocean, Red Sea, New G...PR03709
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Silver Cigarette Case : Signalman John Farquharson, HMAS Lismore
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
A decorative nickel-silver plated brass cigarette case with sprung clasp and hinged lid featuring a framed scene of a royal Thai hunting party engraved on the cover. The unengraved metal surface frame...REL34282
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Southward, George Edward Collier (Able Seaman, b.1920 - d.2006)
Private Record
Maker: Royal Australian Navy Southward, George Edward Collier
Collection relating to the Second World War service of S6090 Able Seaman George Edward Collier Southward, HMAS Cairns and HMAS Lismore, Royal Australian Navy, Indian Ocean, the Mediterranean and Austr...PR04067
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Souvenir hunters
Art
Maker: Hodgkinson, Roy
A street scene in the Pettah, a trading centre of Colombo. Two unidentified Australian sailors are seen haggling with a Sinhalese jeweller about the price of a necklace, beating him down to one rupee ...ART22772
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Torpedo overhaul on HMAS Napier
Art
Maker: Hodgkinson, Roy
Royal Australian Navy, Admiralty Engineer Overseer; l-r: two unidentified Tamil boys employed as 'boiler boys' by Admiralty Engineer Overseer to help clean boilers, red-leading, painting and general c...ART23164