Australian Naval History on 9 April 1940

On This Day · Apr 9, 1940 · Print This Page

AB A. Kennedy, RAN, survived the sinking of the destroyer HMS GURKHA by dive bombers off Norway. Kennedy was the only Australian in the crew.

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