P01455.001 Accession Number: P01455.001

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SYDNEY, NSW. STUDIO PORTRAIT OF CHIEF PETTY OFFICER STOKER PERCY ALBERT COLLINS DSM AND BAR (1905-1990). ONLY TWO BARS WERE AWARDED TO RECIPIENTS OF THE DSM IN THE RAN FOR SERVICE IN WORLD WAR 2. COLLINS WAS AWARDED THE DSM FOR SERVICE ON HMAS NAPIER DURING THE BATTLE OF CRETE 1941-05, AND AWARDED THE BAR 1945-10 FOR SERVICE IN THE SOUTH WEST PACIFIC AND NEW GUINEA WITH HMAS STRAHAN. (ALSO HELD AS A COLOUR IMAGE AT P1455/02) (PHOTOGRAPHER: SIDNEY RILEY STUDIOS, SYDNEY) (DONOR: M. COLLINS

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Accession Number
P01455.001
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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