| Place | Mediterranean: Mediterranean Sea |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | AWM2020.7.73 |
| Collection number | PR00811 |
| Collection type | Digitised Collection |
| Record type | Wallet |
| Item count | 1 |
| Object type | Papers, Photograph |
| Physical description | 43 Image/s captured |
| Maker |
Evans, Eric Charles |
| Date made | 1940-1941 |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copying Provisions | Digital format and content protected by copyright. |
Wallet 2 of 2 - Photographs and other papers relating to the service of Eric Charles Evans, 1940-1941
Description
Collection relating to the Second World War service of 16069 Stoker Eric Charles Evans, HMAS Sydney (II), Royal Australian Navy, Mediterranean, 1940.
Wallet 2 of 2 – Consists of two folders of material relating to Stoker Evans’ service on the HMAS Sydney (II).
Folder 1 contains one HMAS Sydney (II) Christmas Day menu, dated 1940, and one copy of naval messages exchanged upon the HMAS Sydney (II)’s departure from the Mediterranean on 9 January 1941.
Folder 2 contains five folders of photographs, arranged according to subject. They depict events relating to the HMAS Sydney and other ships in the British Mediterranean Fleet, including the sinking of the Italian destroyer Artigliere by HMS York, a presentation of the first Italian bomber forced down on Egyptian territory, the bombing of Italian ships in the Adriatic, and the Battle of Cape Spada.