The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Studio portrait of B3089, Ordinary Seaman (OS) Jim Berry, HMAS Brisbane, of Palmwoods, Qld; formerly of Manchester, England. OS Berry enlisted on 18 March 1941 and trained at HMAS Brisbane until August 1941. After this he was at HMAS Cerberus, HMAS Penguin and then a hand onboard British depot ship HMS Anking. Following the fall of Singapore in February 1942, British craft were ordered to leave Jakarta. On 4 March 1942, HMS Anking and two other vessels were being escorted to Australia by the sloop HMAS Yarra II when the convoy was attacked by a Japanese heavy cruiser squadron off the south coast of Java. All three ships were sunk. OS Berry, aged 20 years, was presumed dead.
Informal portrait of Ordinary Seaman (OS) John Ingram Campbell, HMAS Ruchcutter, of Exeter, NSW, formerly of Huntly, Scotland, and his parents, Mr and Mrs Campbell. OS Campbell enlisted in March 194
Collection relating to the Second World War service of B3089 Ordinary Seaman Jim Berry, HMS Anking, Royal Australian Navy, Australia, Singapore, and Netherlands East Indies, 1939-1942. Wallet 1 of 1
1941-07-18. AERIAL STARBOARD SIDE VIEW OF THE DUTCH CARGO VESSEL TAWALI WHICH, ON 4 MARCH 1942 RESCUED SURVIVORS OF THE DEPOT SHIP HMS ANKING WHICH WAS PART OF THE CONVOY ESCORTED BY HMAS YARRA COMPL
GRIMSBY CLASS SLOOP HMAS YARRA(II). SUNK BY JAPANESE CRUISER FORCE ABOUT 400 MILES SOUTH OF JAVA ON 4 MARCH 1942 WHILST ESCORTING A CONVOY FROM JAVA TO FREMANTLE.
Outdoor portrait of S5252 Ordinary Seaman (OS) Richard Thomas Sievey (left), and his brother S5251 OS John (Jack) William Sievey (right) , with their father William Thomas Sievey (centre). OS John Sie
Outdoor portrait of S5251 Ordinary Seaman (OS) John (Jack) William Sievey RAN. OS Sievey enlisted on 3 March 1941 and joined the crew of HMAS Perth in August 1941, later being promoted to Able Seaman
