Survivors of the German Auxiliary Cruiser Kormoran in a lifeboat, P2, after sinking HMAS Sydney of the WA coast.historicBlack and white photograph of a number of men in a life boat, with P2 on the side, with 1 oar on the left hand side.german auxiliary cruiser kormoran, kormoran, kormoran survivors, kormoran lifeboat p2

Survivors of the Kormoran being rescued.Black and white photograph of 4 men on board a ship, in light coloured clothing. Ladder behind the two in the middle. Man on left has a dark jacket in his hand.kormoran, kormoran survivors

German Kormoran survivors going ashore

Survivors from the German Auxiliary Cruiser Kormoran being marched off the Fremantle wharf under guard.historicBlack and white photograph of the side of a ship on the left, some people, a train and carriages and a small hutkormoran, german auxiliary cruiser kormoran, fremantle wharf, german survivors

issued to Kormoran survivors in Camp 1941.Silver plated metal safety razor and safety blade sharpener.kormoran survivors, safety razors

Memorial erected at Murchison Camp 13 for the crew of the German Auxiliary Cruiser Kormoran who lost their lives in battle with HMAS Sydney. Erected by survivors.HistoricColour photograph of the Kormoran memorial, made from stone. The memorial is a rectangular block with a smaller block on top. On the top block, on the front, is an German iron cross. One the front of the bigger block is a plaque with German writing "Unferen gefallenen Kameraden". Blocks sit on a plymth of stone. White gravel surrounds three sides with a path leading up to it. Monument has posts surrounding it with wire in between. Backdrop is trees. "Unferen gefallenen Kameraden" murchison camp 12, kormoran, german auxiliary cruiser kormoran, kormoran deceased, kormoran survivors, kormoran memorial

Copy of photo of Kormoran crew survivors. B&Wphotography, photograph, slides, film

Sent from Germany to survivor of Kormoran POW Camp13Circular canvas bag with reinforced base. Metal eyelets around top, threaded with ropeW. Elmecher 985tatura, personal, effects, travel, goods

Sent from Germany to survivor of Kormoran POW in Camp13 replacing possessions lost 19 Nov 1941Navy blue trousers. Front flap forms 2 pockets when buttoned up. 6 buttons and buttonholes close front. Adjustable clips on side.Elmecker 4kormoran pow's, camp 13 pow's, kormoran crew

Laser copy of original sketch of teacher, Elsie Shannon by George Rosenkranz, former German POW, a survivor from HSK "Kormoran". The original given to Elsie who had the sketch copied for the MuseumPhotocopied watercolour sketch of one room rural school in timbered background, surrounded by barbed wire and netting fence in the barbs of which Elsie is caught. Tents in the background for Army personnel at Graytown POW Camp."Graytown- Erinnerungen", "Elsie" at State School No. 1005.graytown pow camp, hsk "kormoran", george rosenkranz

Given to Mr Paul Gohl in Camp 1 hospital by survivor of the Kormoran in an adjoining bed. Mr Gohl emptied his pockets to give him all the money he had."Kormoran" sailors uniform collar with white bib & ties attached. Navy blue & white (with some stripes)tatura, uniforms, navy, hsk kormoran, collar, camp 1 hospital

Model of HMAS Sydney (destroyed in action with HST Kormoran Nov 1941) made by a survivor who missed the last voyage. All hands were lost on that voyageGrey plastic model of HMAS Sydney mounted on a wooden basemodel hmas sydney tatura, handcrafts, model

Index, ill, map, p.248.non-fictionFor author Glenys McDonald, Sydney's final voyage - and its ill-fated clash with the German raider Kormoran - heralded a personal quest that took many unexpected turns. Her struggle to piece together a labyrinth of facts, theories and, in many cases, elusive false trails makes for compelling reading in this account. Strange cryptograms, hearsay and new evidence from German survivors of the catastrophe add momentum to a tale of hope, disappointment, and contradiction.australia - naval history, hmas sydney