Smith, Peter

Reuben Mitchell DSM, RAN – Survivor of HMS E14

Smith, Peter · Jun 3, 2006 ·

The following story is of an Australian Able Seaman whom some military historians believe should have been awarded the Victoria Cross for his courage and compassion while under enemy fire ...

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The Loss of HMS Oxley 1939

Smith, Peter · Mar 16, 2003 ·

With kind permission of the Submarine Association of Australia magazine ‘In Depth’ HMS Oxley was the first British submarine casualty of the War and the circumstances of her loss were ...

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The Sound of Torpedoes

Smith, Peter · Jun 20, 2000 ·

At least once a year, somewhere in Australia, the Oscar winning movie “The Sound of Music” is aired on television. Many members are aware of the main plot; the story ...

Captain Frank Edmund Getting, RAN – 1899-1942

Smith, Peter · Jun 11, 1994 ·

Frank Edmund Getting was born on 30 July, 1899, the son of Mr. and Mrs. P.E. Getting of Quarantine Street, Manly, New South Wales. In 1913 Frank applied for entry ...

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Australia’s Submarine History – AE1 & AE2 To Collins

Smith, Peter · Jun 12, 1993 ·

On February 28, 1914, Australia’s first submarines were commissioned at Portsmouth, England. They were AE1 and AE2, boats which for very different reasons would become an important part of Australia’s ...

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