| Places | |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | PR87/189 |
| Collection type | Private Record |
| Record type | Collection |
| Measurement | Extent: 1 cm; Wallet/s: 1 |
| Object type | Papers |
| Maker |
Tyler, Charles Desmond |
| Place made | Australia, Indian Ocean, Mediterranean Sea |
| Date made | 1940-1941 |
| Access | Open |
| Related File This file can be copied or viewed via the Memorial’s Reading Room. | AWM315 419/006/031 |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
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| Copying Provisions | Copyright expired. Copying permitted subject to physical condition. Permission for reproduction not required. |
Tyler, Charles Desmond (Bandsman, b.1911-d.1941)
Description
Collection relating to the Second World War service of 22622 Bandsman Charles Desmond Tyler, HMAS Sydney (II), Royal Australian Navy, Australian, Indian Ocean, and Mediterranean Sea, 1940-1941.
Wallet 1 of 1 – Consists of one copy of a diary of Bandsman Tyler, with entries dated between 29 May 1940 and 5 February 1941. In his diary, Bandsman Tyler writes about his experiences, including embarkation, training, leave, hearing news of the war, service in the Mediterranean Sea, the sinking of the Bartolomeo Colleoni by the HMAS Sydney on 19 July 1940, and the return to Australia. This diary also includes copies of newspaper clippings pertaining to the HMAS Sydney (II) and a copy of the HMAS Sydney (II) 1940 Christmas Day menu.
History / Summary
Bandsman Charles Desmond Tyler enlisted to the Royal Australian Navy on 30 November 1938. He served on the HMAS Sydney (II) in the Indian Ocean and Mediterranean Sea. On 20 November 1941, Bandsman Tyler was killed in action, alongside all other crewmembers of HMAS Sydney (II), when the ship engaged in a naval battle with the German cruiser Kormoran and sank off the coast of Western Australia.