Australian Naval History on 20 December 1965

On This Day · Dec 20, 1965 · Print This Page

The former Chief of the Naval Stoff, Vice Admiral Sir Hastings Harrington, K.B.E., C.B., D.S.O., was buried at sea from HMAS Vampire, off Sydney. Vice Admiral Harrington died in Canberra Community Hospital on December 17 1965, after a short illness.

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