076768 Accession Number: 076768

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Lieutenant Commander (Lt Cdr) Colin George Hill MBE, Royal Australian Naval Reserve (RANR) from Bellevue Hill, NSW, Commanding Officer HMAS Barcoo. He was appointed a Lieutenant in the RANR on 1 February 1937, promoted to Lt Cdr on 1 November 1944 and resigned on 13 April 1948. In August 1941 he was awarded a MBE (Military) for the salvage of a burning merchantman. Lt Cdr Hill was Commanding Officer of HMAS Barcoo from October 1944 to October 1945.

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Accession Number
076768
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Date Made
29 October 1944
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
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Copyright expired - public domain

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