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Portrait of Captain (Capt) Emile Frank Verlaine Dechaineux, RAN. Capt Dechaineux graduated from the Royal Australian Naval College in 1919. He had periods of service with both the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) and the Royal Navy (RN) prior to and during the Second World War. While with the RN he was awarded the Distinguished Service Cross (DSC) for destroying German E-boats after Dunkirk. Returning to Australia he took part in the Gasmata bombardment while commanding officer of HMAS Warramunga. In March 1944 he assumed command of HMAS Australia and took part in the Hollandia landings and the bombardment of Wakde and Aitape, and the landings at Biak, Noemfoor and Morotai. Capt Dechaineux died of wounds received during the battle of Leyte Gulf in the Philippines on the 21 October 1944 when a Japanese kamikaze aircraft struck the ship's foremast resulting in fires on the bridge. Capt Dechaineux was posthumously awarded the American Legion of Merit in the Degree of Officer. More recently, in 1990, it was announced that a Collins Class submarine to be built at the Australian Submarine Corporation in South Australia was to be named HMAS Dechaineux.
The Last Post Ceremony is presented in the Commemorative area of the Australian War Memorial each day. The ceremony commemorates more than 102,000 Australians who have given their lives in war and oth
At sea. c. October 1944. Captain (Capt) Emile Frank Verlaine Dechaineux (Dishy) on the quarterdeck of HMAS AUSTRALIA on its voyage to the Philippines, prior to the battle of Leyte Gulf. Capt Dechaineu
Captain (Capt) Emile Frank Verlaine Dechaineux (Dishy) on the quarterdeck of HMAS Australia on its voyage to the Philippines, prior to the battle of Leyte Gulf. Capt Dechaineux, with the aid of large
Portrait depicting Lieutenant Commander Richard Innes Peek, OBE, DSC, Royal Australian Navy (RAN) member of Australian Victory Contingent, 1946. Richard Innes Peek (1914-2010) joined the Royal Austra
Sydney, NSW. 1926-04-30. Captains of the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) fleet row Commodore Thomas Erskine Wardle DSO (Companion of the Distinguished Service Order) Royal Navy (RN) ashore from the RAN Li
South West Pacific Area. Forward 8 inch turrets of HMAS Australia searching for the enemy. The heavy cruiser's Commanding Officer, Captain (Capt) E. F. V. Dechaineux DSC, RAN is on the bridge. Capt De
Portrait of Commander Galfrey George Ormond Gatacre DSC and Bar, RAN, entered the Royal Australian Naval College on the 1 January 1921, and at the outbreak of war was serving with the Royal Navy (RN).
