| Accession Number | P09053.001 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Digital file |
| Maker |
Unknown |
| Place made | Australia: New South Wales, Sydney |
| Date made | 1923 |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
Wedding portrait of 5925 Stoker Petty Officer (SPO) Robert Naismith, HMAS Sydney, and his bride ...
Description
Wedding portrait of 5925 Stoker Petty Officer (SPO) Robert Naismith, HMAS Sydney, and his bride Eileen Gallagher. SPO Naismith enlisted in the RAN on 2 January 1917 as a stoker, and served on many ships and shore bases in his 25 year career, achieving the rating of Mechanician. He was killed in action on 1 March 1942, aged 43, when the ship on which he was serving, HMAS Perth, was sunk by Japanese destroyers in the Sunda Strait.