Hello Kyt, Thank you very much for the info re 4 canteen staff. I must need my glasses updated as I missed all that info when I went looking for...
The 4 canteen staff who died on the HMAS Sydney are not listed on the Roll of Honor at the AWM. There is also no records of their names in NAA that I...
I am wondering if the 4 civilians that went down with the Sydney would have been awarded the same medal as the sailors. Would the families of the 4...
Hello Andy, HMAS Sydney death toll shows 4 Canteen Staff. Would they be non navel personel. John
Hello Andy, That is great news about the SYDNEY. May her crew now Rest in Peace John
Hello Andy, Once again you have educated me. I had no idea that HMAS Sydney carried an aircraft, and I had never heard of a Walrus aircraft before....
Andy & Owen Just found this on ninemsn Wreck of German raider Kormoran found John
Owen & Andy, I was looking at the HMAS Sydney during the week in the NAA records and was surprized to see some RAAF personel were onboard and were...
Hello Richard, Welcome to the forum from a new member of a few days. John
Hello Spidge and Andy, Spidge - Thank you for the 2 lists you put on the screen. Who have certainly done some serious researching. Andy - I...
Hello Spidge, Thanks for the info re Memorials. Reading the NAA report, I had no idea the amount of effort the RAAF took to find out what had...
Thank you for the website David. There was some diference in prices wasn't there John
Andy, I was amazed at the depth of some of the reports had gone to, to explain what had happen. You could be right about the searchers as there...
http://naa12.naa.gov.au/scripts/imagine.asp?B=1060826&I=1&SE=1 Most have likely seen this report, but I thought I would put it up in case someone...
Kyt and Andy, I am hopeful that NAA may find his record and therefor give me a starting point. Will post their answer when I receive a reply....
Kyt, I have sent email to NAA, it will take a while before I get an answer. john
Andy, Kyt and Spidge, Thank you for the websites and other info you have given me. What I can't understand is that NAA does not have any info re a...
Hi Andy Page 28 was also the same as 30. Ahh the long finger nail maybe for cleaning out his ears !! John
Hi All, I have run into trouble with F/L Reginald Earle Creighton (Service record below) WW2 Nominal Roll It shows he was with 179 Squadron...
Andy and Kyt, Thank you both for your answers. It has helped to understand what happened in WW2 re planes and flying schedules I hope I am not...
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