Historical information

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 involvement in the Solomons and Guadalcanal landings.
Whilst not taken personally, these photographs do capture some of the events Holley and his Hobart crewmates would have experienced and witnessed.

Physical description

Each description is preceded by an approximate date e.g.1940 06 is June 1940.
1. 1942 08 Solomons Invasion on.jpg
2. 1942 08 Solomons Invasion started barges headed for shore.jpg
3. 1942 08 Solomons Japanese Shokaku class aircraft carrier under attack 1942.jpg
4. 1942 08 Solomons US Marines off southward to clash with Japs Guadalcanal.jpg
5. 1942 08 Solomons USS Mugford delivering mail to Australia in Coral Sea.jpg
6. 1942 08 Solomons USS Mugford.jpg
7. 1942 08 Solomons USS Pope.jpg
8. 1942 08 Solomons USS Vincennes bombards and silences shore batteries.jpg
9. 1942 08 Two Japanese torpedo bombers attacking allied warships fly past a US Navy destroyer .jpg