| Place | Asia: Singapore, Singapore Harbour |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | 045421 |
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white - Glass copy negative |
| Place made | Australia: Western Australia, Exmouth Gulf |
| Date made | September 1943 |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
A group on board MV Krait en route to the Singapore area during Operation Jaywick. Left to right: ...
Description
A group on board MV Krait en route to the Singapore area during Operation Jaywick. Left to right: back row, S/6543 Able Seaman (AB) Walter Gordon Falls, RAN; B/1506 Acting Leading Seaman Kevin Patrick Cain, RAN; 66175 Major Ivan Lyon, MBE The Gordon Highlanders (officer commanding Operation Jaywick); Lieutenant Hubert Edward Carse, RANVR; B/2575 Leading Stoker James Patrick McDowell, RN. Front row, B3312 AB Andrew William George Huston, RAN; PA2717 AB Mostyn Berryman, RAN; S3428 Leading Telegraphist Horace Stewart Young, RAN. Operation Jaywick was conducted from 1 September 1943 to 19 October 1943 and involved a clandestine attack by a group of six allied operatives against Japanese shipping at Singapore. (better quality image held as P00986.001)