Brynmor Wheatley Mussared entered the Royal Australian Naval College at Jervis Bay in 1932, as a young cadet. On passing out from the college in 1935 he was awarded ‘maximum time’ ...
WWII
When the German paratroopers invaded Crete, Lew Lind was taken prisoner, but escaped
In 1941, Australian, British, New Zealand, Greek and German soldiers fought a savage battle for possession of the island of Crete. The result was another evacuation by sea of defeated British soldiers, and the ...
Captain. L. M. Hinchliffe gives an account of his experiences in World War 2 from receiving a signal announcing war with Germany until the Japanese surrender
Captain. L. M. Hinchliffe DSC, RAN, called this talk is entitled `Navy Odds and Ends’. It is the second part of his account of his experiences in World War 2, ...
Lieutenant Commander John Goodwin made a daring escape from a Japanese POW camp in Hong Kong
Lieutenant Commander John Goodwin OBE, RNZVR gave a first-hand account of his escape from Hong Kong in July 1944, after having been captured by the Japanese on Christmas Day, 25th ...
Rear Admiral Davidson – One man’s view of naval operations in the Indian Ocean, World War II
Control of the Indian Ocean was paramount in World War II. It was an important maritime trade route between European nations and their colonial territories in East Africa, the Arabian Peninsula, British India, Indochina, the East Indies, and Australia. ...
The unveiling ceremony of the British Pacific Force Memorial in 1973
In August 1944 the British Pacific Fleet did not exist but just six months later, consisting of ships of not only the Royal Navy but those of Australia, New Zealand, ...
A brief introduction to the unveiling of the British Pacific Fleet Memorial by the NHSA President Lew Lind
Recorded onboard HMAS Sydney on 7th September 1973. Duration is 7 minutes ...
Mrs Ruby Boye (Jones), Australia’s only female Coastwatcher during World War Two talks about her duties and life in the Solomon Islands.
Ruby Boye (Jones) was living on the island of Vanikoro in the Santa Cruz group of the then British Solomon Islands Protectorate when World War Two broke out. Changing circumstances ...
The Loss of HMAS Armidale by Dr Kevin Smith
Podcast of Dr Kevin Smith talking about the Loss of HMAS Armidale on 1 December 1942 . Recorded in Sydney on 18 April 2017 Duration 53 minutes ...