Items in the collection relating to ARTHUR GEORGE HOLLEY no 13556 RAN Refer cat no 2134 for his service record. The photographs are from his personal album, and are mainly official photographs widely available among the services. The photographs are from Australian , British and American sources. This set coincides with the Hobart's service around the time of the Battles of the Java Sea. Because of bomb damage, she was held up and was unable to join the Allied force that was defeated. Whilst not taken personally, these photographs do capture some of the events Holley and his Hobart crewmates would have experienced and witnessed.Each description is preceded by an approximate date e.g.1940 06 is June 1940. 1. 1942 02 Dutch destroyer hit Battle of Java Sea.jpg 2. 1942 02 Holley SS Nora Moller ablaze.jpg 3. 1942 02 Japanese attack Feb 1942.jpg 4. 1942 02 Japanese attack Java sea February 1942.jpg 5. 1942 02 Japanese attack on allied fleet Java Sea.jpg 6. 1942 02 Japanese bombing strike force Battle of Java Sea.jpg 7. 1942 02 Java Sea HMS Exeter and Hobart avoiding Japanese bombs.jpg 8. 1942 02 Java Sea HMS Exeter sunk Second Battle of Java Sea.jpg 9. 1942 02 Java Sea Holley HMS Electra sunk first Battle Java Sea.jpg 10. 1942 02 Java Sea Nederlands navy De Ruyter sunk Battle of Java Sea.jpg 11. 1942 02 Java Sea US Destroyers under attack.jpg hmas hobart, arthur george holley ran, battle of the java sea, pacific theatre

The Battle of Sunda Strait was a naval battle which occurred during World War II in the Sunda Strait between the islands of Java, and Sumatra. On the night of 28 February – 1 March 1942, the Australian light cruiser HMAS Perth and the American heavy cruiser USS Houston faced a major Imperial Japanese Navy task force. After a fierce battle of several hours duration, both Allied ships were sunk. The sinking of HMAS Perth at the Battle of Sunda Strait 28 February -1 March 1942 cost 357 Australian lives. A further 324 crewmen fell into enemy hands. Two and a half years of brutal captivity claimed the lives of 106 of these men - 53 on the Thai Burma Railway alone.Framed cuttings of newspaper articles,13 photographs and 7 flags As Portrayed to the Australian Public 1942-1945 BATTLE OF JAVA SEA & SUNDA STRAIT 27 FEB - 1 MAR 1942 The first and only battle fought by a combined American Australian British and Dutch Naval Force against the Japanesesunda strait, hmas perth

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