German officers and seamen from the raider Emden embarking in small boats to board the schooner ...

Accession Number EN0395
Collection type Photograph
Object type Black & white, Landscape
Physical description Black & white, Landscape
Maker Unknown
Place made Indian Ocean: Cocos Keeling Islands
Date made 9 November 1914
Conflict First World War, 1914-1918
Copyright

Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain

Public Domain Mark This item is in the Public Domain

Description

German officers and seamen from the raider Emden embarking in small boats to board the schooner Ayesha, in which they escaped from Direction Island after raiding and taking control of the cable station. They succeeded in reaching Germany early in 1915. Their ship did not return to collect them as she was defeated in a fight with HMAS Sydney on the same day, and ran ashore on a reef at North Keeling Island.