The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Informal portrait of PM6859 Able Seaman Leonard William Hemus from Hampton, Victoria at the wheel of the troopship, HMAS Kanimbla. He enlisted in the RAN as an 18 year old on 17 August 1943 and served until 2 August 1946. He served aboard HMAS Kanimbla from 23 May 1944 to 21 July 1946 during which time the ship was involved in the Battle of Leyte Gulf and the final amphibious landing of the Pacific war at Balikpapan. After the war the ship was repatriating Australian servicemen from the Pacific islands and returning Dutch dependents to the East Indies.
Informal portrait of PM7633 Able Seaman (AB) Lionel Geoffrey Wilson from Sale, Victoria at the lookout position on the compass platform aboard the troopship HMAS Kanimbla. He enlisted on 29 July 1944
Informal portrait of B5244 Ordinary Seaman Terrance James Henry Wise from Newstead, Queensland at a lookout position on the starboard side of the compass platform, aboard the troopship HMAS Kanimbla.
Embarked American troops playing crap on one of the larger landing craft, on the way to Leyte. From the well deck of Royal Australian Navy Landing Ship Infantry HMAS "Kanimbla", on way to Gulf.
Portrait of Captain (Capt) Peter Jones, AM, RAN, holding a pair of dividers over a map of the North Arabian Gulf, on board HMAS Kanimbla. HMAS Kanimbla [II], a Landing Platform Amphibious (LPA), was C
Portrait of Captain (Capt) Peter Jones, AM, RAN, in front of a nameplate of HMAS Kanimbla [II]. HMAS Kanimbla, a Landing Platform Amphibious (LPA), was Capt Jones' command ship during Operation Falcon
Portrait of Captain (Capt) Peter Jones, AM, RAN, on board HMAS Kanimbla [II]. HMAS Kanimbla, a Landing Platform Amphibious (LPA), was Capt Jones' command ship during Operation Falconer, the invasion o
