Historical information
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.
Physical description
Black / white photo of sailor, George Bradshaw MORRISS in uniform including hat.
Inscriptions & markings
On hat band in white: “H.M.A.S. PERTH”
Subjects
- photograph,
- ran,
- perth,
- pow,
- sandakan
