The following information was extracted from the book `United and Undaunted’ by Ross Blue. The book is a complete history of the RAN Clearance Diving Branch and Ross was the ...
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History of the “Rising Sun” Badge – followup
I would like to congratulate Maury Wilson on his article about the history of the Army’s Rising Sun Badge in the September/October 1994 issue of NAVAL HISTORICAL REVIEW. As Maury ...
Obituary: Lewis James Lind 1922-1994
FAIRMILES – Overview Of Vessels
The “B” Type Fairmile was a wooden hulled motor launch of approximately 90 tons displacement. It had a length of 112′, a beam of 17’10” and a draught of 3’8″ forward ...
Sparrow Force – Timor 1942-1943 – Under false colours?
In February 1942 when the Japanese army invaded Timor a small band of Australians – the `Sparrow Force’ – took to the mountains and began a guerilla war against the ...