S.A. men aboard the Sydney: Personal details about members of crew

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TitleS.A. men aboard the Sydney: Personal details about members of crewDate of publication1941SourceAdvertiser, 1 December 1941, p. 7; p. 8, col. dDescription

Article about the loss of the HMAS Sydney. It includes biographical details and/or photographs of the following men: Woodsford, Alfred Charles; Laffer, Peter Morton; King, Allen James; Hill, Robert Henry; Murdoch, Raymond Charles; Rudall, Peter S.; Peterson, James Edward; Wilson, Jack Stanley; Heritage, Roy George; Brooks, Donald Leslie; Tabor, Frederick Arthur; Coppin, George William; Hogan, Michael Henry; Ewens, Robert Underdown; Doyle, Edward Francis; McKechnie, Glen Morton; Mayo, Eric E.; Schmidt, Alan Hartley; Schulz, Raymond Arthur; Krieg, Douglas Archibald; Burrowes, Douglas James; Wilson, Roderick Richard; Colbey, Robert Sabey; Martin, James Hearle; Stripe, Alexander E.; Kitchin, Clayton Peter; Richards, H.N.; Windham, Russell Bertram; Simpson, Reg A.; Ingham, John W.; Medlen, Lindsay James; Shiers, Arthur Ernest; Barrey, Raymond Barker; Standish, George Frederick; Vogt, Ronald Matthew; Cork, William James Morris; Honor, Charles Leslie; Caudle, Douglas William; Walsh, Gordon Stuart; Norman, Charles George James; Norman, Frederick William; Kleinig, Arthur Albert; Gwynne, David Andrew.

The HMAS Sydney (II) was lost off the coast of Western Australia on 19 November 1941 after an engagement with the German raider Kormoran. All 645 lives on board Sydney were lost. The wreck of the Sydney was only discovered in early 2008.

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EventWorld War TwoThemeSouth Australians in the PacificStudent collectionWorld War Two (1939-45)SubjectSydney (Ship)

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