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Swinden, Greg

Letter: Roylen Cruises – Alfred ‘Happy’ Hawkins

Swinden, Greg · Mar 24, 2022 ·

I enjoyed the article in the recent Review regarding Roylen Cruises. It reminded me that one of the youngest RAN Prisoners of War later worked as a deckhand for Roylen ...

Jan Stockwin – Naval Shipwright and Author

Swinden, Greg · Mar 24, 2022 ·

By Greg Swinden Jan (Julian) Adrian Stockwin was born in Basingstoke, Hampshire, England on 15 January 1944. His initial education was at an English grammar school where he performed poorly: ...

James Gorman VC

Swinden, Greg · Mar 1, 2022 ·

By Greg Swinden If not for a newly released book and the recent death of a medal collector the name of Victoria Cross (VC) winner James Gorman would have remained ...

Occasional Paper 128: HMAS Nepal

Swinden, Greg · Dec 7, 2021 ·

You must be a logged-in member to view this post. If you recently purchased a membership it can take up to 5 days to be activated, as our volunteers only work on Tuesdays and Thursdays. If you are not a member yet or your membership just expired you can Join Now by purchasing a new membership from the shop. ...

Book Review: Teddy Sheean VC – A Selfless Act of Valour

Swinden, Greg · Jun 20, 2021 ·

Teddy Sheean VC – A Selfless Act of Valour. Paperback of 379 pages by Tom Lewis. Big Sky Publishing, Newport NSW, 2021. Also available as an eBook. The author played ...

RFA Bishopdale

Swinden, Greg · Sep 20, 2020 ·

By Greg Swinden RFA Bishopdale was a Royal Fleet Auxiliary Dale class freighting tanker that saw service during the period 1939-1959. As a freighting tanker her main role was to ...

The Navy and the 1918-19 Influenza Pandemic

Swinden, Greg · Jun 8, 2020 ·

The world is currently combatting the Coronavirus 19 (COVID 19) which originated in China and has now spread throughout the globe. So far, Australia has fortunately been spared the worst ...

Occasional Paper 76: The Navy and the 1918-19 Influenza Pandemic

Swinden, Greg · Apr 14, 2020 ·

By Greg Swinden The world is currently combatting the Coronavirus 19 (COVID 19) which originated in China and has now spread throughout the globe. Australia has fortunately been spared, so ...

Occasional Paper 50: Royal Australian Navy’s 118th Birthday

Swinden, Greg · Apr 12, 2019 ·

April 2019 On 1 March 2019 a ceremony was conducted at the Royal Australian Navy Memorial, ANZAC Parade, Canberra to mark the Australian Navy’s 118th Birthday.  The program of events ...

HMAS Sydney sailor Crosses the Bar  –  John Ravenscroft (1921 – 2018)

Swinden, Greg · Dec 10, 2018 ·

By Greg Swinden On 19 July 1940 one of the RAN’s more famous actions was fought in the Mediterranean.  HMAS Sydney’s destruction of the Italian light cruiser Bartolomeo Colleoni, and putting ...

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