On This Day - 17 September 1914

Following the Australian occupation of German New Guinea, the British Admiralty ordered VADM Sir George Patey, RN, in HMAS AUSTRALIA, (battle-cruiser), with HMS MONTCALM, to cover HMS ENCOUNTER and the Australian Naval and Military Expeditionary Force, from attack, then search for the two German cruisers GNEISENAU and SCHARNHORST

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