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Lilydale RSL Sub BranchCoin - Commemorative Coin - Battle of Sunda Strait, Royal Australian Mint, 2002
... Commemorative Coin - Battle of Sunda Strait...$5 uncirculated coin commemorating the Battle of Sunda... of Sunda Strait 1942 USS Houston, HMAS Perth 2002, Five dollars... 2002 Reverse - Battle of Sunda Strait 1942 USS Houston, HMAS ...$5 uncirculated coin commemorating the Battle of Sunda Strait 28th February - 1st March, 1942 where both HMAS Perth and USS Houston were sunk. The bell is from USS Houston and carries the date 1930 the year in which USS Houston was commissioned. USS Houston sleeve comprises of coin with cover. Obverse - Elizabeth II Australia 2002 Reverse - Battle of Sunda Strait 1942 USS Houston, HMAS Perth 2002, Five dollars -
Wangaratta RSL Sub BranchMemorabilia - Framed newspaper articles photos and flags
... sunda strait...The Battle of Sunda Strait was a naval battle which... OF JAVA SEA & SUNDA STRAIT 27 FEB - 1 MAR 1942 The first and only... high-country The Battle of Sunda Strait was a naval battle ...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 -
Lilydale RSL Sub BranchCoin, Royal Australian Mint, 2002
... - Commemorating the Battle of the Sunda Strait 28 February - 1 March 1942... of Sunda Strait 1942 USS Houston HMAS Perth 2002 5 Dollars... 2002 Reverse - Battle of Sunda Strait 1942 USS Houston HMAS ...$5 uncirculated coin bi-metallic - HMAS Perth - Commemorating the Battle of the Sunda Strait 28 February - 1 March 1942 where both HMAS Perth and USS Houston were sunk. The bell is from USS Houston and carries the date 1930 the year in which USS Houston was commissioned - HMAS Perth sleeve comprises coin in card with cover HMAS PerthObverse - Elizabeth II Australia 2002 Reverse - Battle of Sunda Strait 1942 USS Houston HMAS Perth 2002 5 Dollars -
Wangaratta RSL Sub BranchNewspaper - Framed newspaper article, The Age, 15/1/2024
... Battle of Sunda Strait... Perth together with USS Houston entered the Sunda Strait coming... Perth together with USS Houston entered the Sunda Strait coming ...The Age newspaper dated Monday January 15, 2024, page 30 - Obituaries - Frank McGovern October1,1919-May 24,2023 W11’s great survivor lived to be 103 - In 1939 McGovern aged 19 enlisted in the RAN and served on HMAS Westralia for 18 months prior to being deployed to HMAS Perth. On February 28 1942, two weeks after the fall of Singapore and having survived the Battle of Java HMAS Perth together with USS Houston entered the Sunda Strait coming into contact with the Japanese invasion convoy. HMAS Perth was vastly outnumbered and with no ammunition remaining the order came to abandon ship. Frank survived the sinking but 347 sailors including his older brother, ultimately perished. Frank became a prisoner of war and put to work on the Burma Railway for 12 months prior to being transported along with over 1000 Australian and British prisoners aboard the Rakuyo Maru to Japan. On September 12 1944 Rakuyo Maru and another prisoner transport ship were struck by American torpedos. As a result 1559 POW’s perished of which 543 were Australian. For the second time Frank survived a torpedo attack only to become a prisoner of war. Frank was a prisoner of war for 3 1/2 years and in 2019 was awarded the Order of Australia for services to veterans and their families, HMAS Perth Association and HMAS Perth Prisoner of War Association.Black frame containing newspaper article with three imagesfrank mcgovern, ran, ww2, pow, hmas perth, battle of sunda strait -
Monbulk RSL Sub BranchBook, Angus and Robertson, Proud echo, 1953
... Battle of Sunda Strait... Battle of Sunda Strait The battle of the Sunda Strait in 1942 Ill ...The battle of the Sunda Strait in 1942Ill, maps, p.188.The battle of the Sunda Strait in 1942world war 1939-1945 - naval operations - australia, battle of sunda strait -
Lilydale RSL Sub BranchBook, Ronald McKie, Proud Echo, Reprinted 1953
... Sunda Strait... Sunda Strait HMAS Perth and the Battle of Sunda Strait Book ...HMAS Perth and the Battle of Sunda StraitBookHMAS Perth and the Battle of Sunda Straithmas perth, uss houston, java sea, sunda strait -
Lilydale RSL Sub BranchCoin, 2002
... of Sunda Strait 1942 USS Houston HMAS Perth 2002... 2002 Reverse - Battle of Sunda Strait 1942 USS Houston HMAS ...$5 uncirculated coin - bi-metallic - Commemorating the Battle of the Sunda Straight 28 February - 1 March 1942 where both USS Houston and HMAS Perth were sunk. The bell is from USS Houston and carries the date 1930 the year in which USS Houston was commissioned Sleeve comprises coin in card with cover USS HoustonObverse - Elizabeth II Australia 2002 Reverse - Battle of Sunda Strait 1942 USS Houston HMAS Perth 2002 -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)Photograph, Gibbons, Denis, Cutting Across the Bow
... Sydney as she moves through the Sunda Strait on the way to taking... through the Sunda Strait on the way to taking 9th Battalion ...Denis Gibbons (1937 – 2011) Trained with the Australian Army, before travelling to Vietnam in January 1966, Denis stayed with the 1st Australian Task Force in Nui Dat working as a photographer. For almost five years Gibbons toured with nine Australian infantry battalions, posting compelling war images from within many combat zones before being flown out in late November 1970 after sustaining injuries. The images held within the National Vietnam Veterans Museum make up the Gibbons Collection.A black and white photograph of an Indonesian Naval training ship, cutting across the bow of the Vung Tau Ferry HMAS Sydney as she moves through the Sunda Strait on the way to taking 9th Battalion to Vietnam. The sailing vessel repeatedly cut back and forth across the Sydney's bow.photograph, hmas sydney, vung tau ferry, 9th battalion, royal australian regiment, sundra strait, gibbons collection catalogue, denis gibbons, photographer, vietnam war, indonesian naval training ship -
Bendigo Military MuseumCertificate - CERTIFICATE, FRAMED, C.2002
... the 60th Anniversary of the Battle of Sunda Strait. Presented... of the Battle of Sunda Strait. Presented in memory of Allan Keith GEIER ...A.K. Geier, refer Cat No 601 for his service history.Certificate, black print on white background commemorating the 60th Anniversary of the Battle of Sunda Strait. Presented in memory of Allan Keith GEIER who lost his life in that battle during the sinking of HMAS Perth on 1st March 1942. Black plastic frame, glass front, fawn cardboard backing with support.Bottom of certificate: “Freemantle Dockers photo of white anchors on the Subiaco Football Oval, representing crew of HMAS Perth who lost their lives in the above battle” Bottom of certificate: “Signed by WA State Office of DVA”hmas, perth, geier -
Bendigo Military MuseumPhotograph - PHOTOGRAPH, RAN, C.1939 - 40
... Navy in the Battle of the Sunda Strait, between the islands... Navy in the Battle of the Sunda Strait, between the islands ...George Bradshaw MORRISS No 23670 enlisted in the RAN on 23.10.1939 aged 17 years. He was posted to Australian light cruiser, HMAS Perth. HMAS Perth was torpedoed & sunk by the Japanese Navy in the Battle of the Sunda Strait, between the islands of Java & Sumatra in late February 1942. Approximately half of the crew were lost & the remainder taken into captivity. 106 died as POWs. George died at Sandakan on 29.5.1945. He is rembered on the Sandakan Memorial in Bendigo, Victoria.Black / white photo of sailor, George Bradshaw MORRISS in uniform including hat.On hat band in white: “H.M.A.S. PERTH”photograph, ran, perth, pow, sandakan -
Waverley RSL Sub BranchPlaque H.M.A.S. Perth, H.M.A.S. Perth
... , when she was sunk during the Battle of Sunda Strait. HMAS Perth..., when she was sunk during the Battle of Sunda Strait. HMAS Perth ...HMAS Perth (D29), a modified Leander-class light cruiser. Commissioned into the Royal Navy as HMS Amphion in 1936, she was sold to the RAN three years later. The ship served until 1 March 1942, when she was sunk during the Battle of Sunda Strait. HMAS Perth (D 38), the lead ship of the Perth-class guided missile destroyers. Built as a Charles F. Adams-class destroyer derivative for the RAN and commissioned in 1965, the ship served until decommissioning in 1999. She was sunk as a dive wreck off the coast of Albany, Western Australia, in 2001. HMAS Perth (FFH 157), an Anzac-class frigate commissioned in 2006 and active as of 2012Wooden Plaque 15cm x 13cm with insignia of H.M.A.S. Perth H.M.A.S. Perth
