The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Portrait of 20548 Able Seaman (AB) William Leonard Edward Danswan who was killed with another rating when a mine exploded on the beach at Beachport, South Australia, on 14 July 1941. AB Danswan was born on 16 March 1918 and enlisted in the RAN on 18 March 1936. He served in HMAS Canberra from 1935 to February 1941 and was attached to HMAS Torrens when he died, as part of a RMS (Rendering Mines Safe) party from the Port Adelaide depot. AB Danswan is buried in the Junee Cemetery, Junee, NSW.
The other rating was PA439 AB Thomas William Todd. [See image P00805.003.]
Portrait of PA439 Able Seaman (AB) Thomas William Todd who was killed, with another rating, as part of a RMS (Rendering Mines Safe) party from the Port Adelaide depot, when a mine exploded on the beac
An unidentified man standing on the beach next to the enemy mine which exploded on 14 July 1941 resulting in the deaths of two ratings of a RMS (Rendering Mines Safe) party from the Port Adelaide depo
Two members of the Royal Australian Navy rendering a Japanese mine that washed up on Melville Island safe. The detonator of these mines usually withdraws when breaking adrift but failed to operate due
Tree Point, Port Keats, Darwin area, 10 May 1943. Royal Australian Naval RMS squad from HMAS Melville were transported to Tree Point on HMAS Southern Cross to render a Japanese naval mine safe. Shows
Mounted portrait of HMAS Sydney II berthing in Sydney Harbour, with an imposed image of crew member S5117 Able Seaman (AB) Leonard Denis York, of Arncliffe, NSW. AB York enlisted on 8 April 1935 and w
Rendering mines safe and bomb disposal rating's qualification badge showing a red embroidered vertically aligned bomb on a black wool ground. The embroidery is backed with black cotton twill. Introduc
