| Places | |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | 1DRL/0666 |
| Collection type | Private Record |
| Record type | Collection |
| Measurement | 1 wallet: 1 cm. |
| Object type | Papers |
| Date made | 1914-1915 |
| Access | Open |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
(Sms Emden, Imperial German Navy)
Description
Translation of German material related to the Sydney-Emden encounter on 9 November 1914 including an account of the escape from Cocos Island aboard the "Ayesha", details of the battle leading to the destruction of SMS Emden and the prisoner of war conditions of the German survivors, with recollections of the raider's activities between July and October, including the raid on Penang.