| Place | Oceans: Indian Ocean, Cocos Keeling Islands |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | 1DRL/0657 |
| Collection type | Private Record |
| Record type | Collection |
| Measurement | 1 wallet: 1 cm. |
| Object type | Papers |
| Maker |
Shaw, Frank |
| Access | Open |
| Related File This file can be copied or viewed via the Memorial’s Reading Room. | AWM93 2/11/106 |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
| Copying Provisions | Copyright expired. Copying permitted subject to physical condition. Permission for reproduction not required. |
Shaw, Frank (Lieutenant, b.1894 - d.1917)
Description
Typescript account of the naval encounter between HMAS Sydney and the German raider SMS Emden off Cocos Island on 9 November 1914. A similar report occurs in official Dept of Defence records. (See also AWM25, B519/1/10)