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Obituary: Captain Brian de Courcy-Ireland RN (1900-2001)

A.N. Other · Mar 9, 2002 ·

Joining the Royal Naval College at Osborne on the Isle of Wight in 1913 at the age of 13, Brian de Courcy-Ireland was subjected to the spartan naval discipline of ...

Former HMAS Nirimba Site – Memorial Garden

Fazio, Lieut. V. RANEM · Mar 9, 2002 ·

On Saturday 3rd of November 2001, in overcast conditions, the Memorial Garden at the former HMAS NIRIMBA site, was formally dedicated. The service was conducted in front of some 150 ...

Commander Frederick Darley RN & the Wanhsien Incident

Francis, Richard · Mar 9, 2002 ·

In a dark corner of the naval chapel at HMAS CERBERUS is a handsome brass plaque, to the memory of Commander Frederick Darley, Royal Navy, who had been reported killed ...

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HMS Thanet and HMAS Vampire – Malayan Night Action

Francis, Richard · Mar 9, 2002 ·

HMS Thanet was a destroyer of the “S” Class built in 1918 after the end of WWI and on the outbreak of WW2 was stationed with several sister ships with ...

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The Fall of Singapore in February 1942 – Naval Operations

Francis, Richard · Mar 9, 2002 ·

In mid 1941 the British naval defence of the Malayan peninsula comprised a small number of old cruisers and destroyers, all dating from the end of WW I or shortly ...

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