Bendigo Military Museum
Photograph - ARTHUR GEORGE HOLLEY PHOTOGRAPHIC ALBUM 10 PHOTOGRAPHS, HMAS Hobart 1940-1941
... British Somaliland..., and the British Somaliland actions in 1940.
Whilst not taken personally... British Somaliland August 1940 .jpg
3. 1940 08 Holley Indian..., and the British Somaliland actions in 1940.
Whilst not taken personally ...
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 illustrates the Hobart's visit to Yemen early in the Second World War, and the British Somaliland actions in 1940.
Whilst not taken personally, they do capture the events he and his Hobart crewmates would have experienced and witnessed.Each desription is preceeded by an approximate date e.g.1940 06 is June 1940.
1. 1940 06 Aden after being bombed by Italians - Hobart was in Aden.jpg
2. 1940 08 Evacuation of Berbera British Somaliland August 1940 .jpg
3. 1940 08 Holley Indian soldiers at one of the shore posts at Berbera British Somaliland which personnel from HMAS Hobart helped to establish.jpg
4. 1940 Holley Somaliland photographed from Hobart Walrus.jpg
5. 1940 Shipboard Hobart sailor greeting Yemeni party .jpg
6. 1940 Yemen Captain Harry Howden with the Prince of Yemen 2.jpg
7. 1940 Yemen Captain Harry Howden with the Prince of Yemen 3.jpg
8. 1940 Yemen Captain Harry Howden with the Prince of Yemen.jpg
9. 1940 Yemeni guard.jpg
10. 1940 Yemen gift of cow.jpghmas hobart, british somaliland, aden
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