| Accession Number | P09177.001 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white - Digital print |
| Maker |
Sydney Morning Herald And Sydney Mail |
| Place made | At sea, Australia: New South Wales, Sydney |
| Date made | c 10 February 1941 |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
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Informal group portrait of petty officers of HMAS Sydney II in the Petty Officers' Mess celebrate ...
Description
Informal group portrait of petty officers of HMAS Sydney II in the Petty Officers' Mess celebrate their successful action against the Italian cruiser Bartolomeo Colleoni in the Mediterranean. Identified are: 19577 Petty Officer (PO) Henry Joseph Barron Briggs, far left in hammock; 17496 PO Richard Curtis, standing third from left, wearing white singlet; 19385 PO Oliver Ernest Raymond Webb, back, right, holding pole; PO George Berry, front, wearing white undershirt; 19508 PO William Lewis Aylott, centre front, tattoos on left arm; and PO Otto Smith, far right, cup to mouth. On 20 November 1941 Petty Officers Curtis, Webb and Aylott and other unidentified Petty Officers in this photograph were killed in action when HMAS Sydney II was sunk in the Indian Ocean by the German auxiliary cruiser Kormoran. Petty Officers Briggs, Berry and Smith were posted to another ship prior to the sinking of the Sydney.