The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
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Informal portrait of 16774 Petty Officer (PO) Laurence Donald McClymont holding ‘Blitz’ and ‘Dreig’ [or Krieg], the ship’s pet rabbits evacuated from Crete aboard HMAS Nizam. An 18 year old from Sydney, NSW when he enlisted on 14 September 1927, he served until 17 June 1947 when he was discharged as an acting Chief Petty Officer. During his time aboard HMAS Nizam from 31 December 1940 to 30 June 1942 the ship was involved in operations in the Mediterranean Sea and the Indian Ocean.
Informal portrait of 13481 Leading Seaman Ronald Henry Stuart Perkins from Bexley, NSW transmitting the orders from the bridge to the turrets aboard HMAS Nizam. He enlisted as an 18 year old on 15 Jun
Informal portrait of 22490 Able Seaman (AB) Jack Gilbert of HMAS Nizam proudly displaying his hat with the Australian National flag and the Merchant Service flag painted on it. A 20 year old labourer
Informal portrait of 23120 Able Seaman (AB) Phillip Eric Wilson displaying a drawing of an insect on his hat with the inscription ‘The Buzz’ which was meant to frighten any stray pieces of shrapnel aw
Studio portrait of 14705 Petty Officer Telegraphist (PO Tel) Roderic Bell Abernethy, HMAS Sydney II, of Wellington, NSW. PO Tel Abernethy enlisted in the RAN on 7 August 1924. He was killed in action,
Studio portrait of 19480 Petty Officer Stoker (PO Sto) Allan Ridley Morton Buchanan, HMAS Sydney II, of Malvern, Victoria. PO Sto Buchanan enlisted in the RAN on 4 December 1929. He was killed in acti
Studio portrait of Petty Officer (PO Std) Steward Leslie Alexander Harrison, who enlisted in the RAN in 1923. PO Std Harrison was killed in action on 20 November 1941, aged 36 , when the ship on which
