| Accession Number | AWM2019.906.4 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Private Record |
| Record type | Collection |
| Measurement | Extent: .5 cm; Wallet/s: 1 |
| Object type | Digital file |
| Maker |
Sykes, Robert John |
| Place made | Australia |
| Date made | 2008 |
| Access | Open |
| Conflict |
Period 2000-2009 Period 1960-1969 |
| Copying Provisions | Copying is permitted for the purposes of research and study, subject to physical condition |
| Transcript | Download PDF document of Sykes, Robert John (Lieutenant Commander, b.1944 - d.2010) (file) |
Sykes, Robert John (Lieutenant Commander, b.1944 - d.2010)
Description
Collection relating to the service of R58711 / 058711 Lieutenant Commander Robert John Sykes, HMAS Melbourne (1955-1982), 1964, 2008.
Wallet 1 of 1 - Consists of a short, typed letter Sykes wrote to his son in 2008 regarding Sykes' memory of the collision between HMAS Melbourne (1955-1982) and HMAS Voyager (1957-1964) in February 1964. Sykes, a young mechanician at the time of the collision, recalls the fear he felt when the ships collided and the calming effect Chief Petty Officer John Way had on the sailors.