002454 Accession Number: 002454

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HMAS Sydney liberty men at the Fleet Club, Able Seaman (AB) Edmund Sturgeon Rolfe, Leading Stewards 21317 Walter Edward Bettinson and R. Edwards. AB Rolfe and Leading Steward Bettinson were killed in action when HMAS Sydney was sunk by the Kormoran, with the loss of all hands on 20 November 1941.

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Accession Number
002454
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Support: Nitrate
Date Made
22 July 1940
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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