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COCOS ISLAND. 1914-11-09. A GERMAN GUARD FROM THE CRUISER SMS EMDEN ARMED WITH A '08 MEDIUM MACHINE GUN ON A TRIPOD MOUNTING DURING THE GERMAN RAID. NOTE THE AMMUNITION BOXES BY THE GUN. (NAVAL HISTORICAL COLLECTION).
COCOS ISLANDS, 1914-11. MEMBER OF THE GERMAN LANDING-PARTY FROM S.M.S. EMDEN UNABLE TO REJOIN HIS SHIP AFTER ITS LOSS IN BATTLE TO THE HMAS SYDNEY, SITS ON THE BEACH WITH HIS MACHINE GUN.
COCOS ISLAND. 1914-11-09. A GROUP OF EASTERN EXTENSION TELEGRAPH COMPANY OFFICIALS UNDER GUARD BY A GERMAN SAILOR FROM THE CRUISER SMS EMDEN DURING THE RAID. THE GERMAN NAVAL ENSIGN FLIES BEHIND THE G
German prisoners from the cruiser SMS Emden on board HMAT Omrah (A5). The Emden was wrecked after a battle with HMAS Sydney near Cocos Island on 9 November 1914.
COCOS ISLAND, 1914-11-10. SEAMEN FROM HMAS SYDNEY ARRIVING ON THE SHORES OF COCOS ISLAND AFTER THEIR VICTORY OVER THE GERMAN SMS EMDEN.
COCOS ISLAND, 1914-11-10. SEAMEN FROM HMAS SYDNEY ARRIVING ON THE SHORES OF COCOS ISLAND AFTER THEIR VICTORY OVER THE GERMAN SMS EMDEN.
COCOS ISLAND, 1914-11-10. SEAMEN FROM HMAS SYDNEY ARRIVING ON THE SHORES OF COCOS ISLAND AFTER THEIR VICTORY OVER THE GERMAN SMS EMDEN.
A group of German prisoners from the sunken cruiser SMS Emden aboard HMAT Omrah (A5). The Emden was wrecked after a battle with HMAS Sydney near Cocos Island on 9 November 1914.
