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GRIMSBY CLASS SLOOP HMAS YARRA(II). SUNK BY JAPANESE CRUISER FORCE ABOUT 400 MILES SOUTH OF JAVA ON 4 MARCH 1942 WHILST ESCORTING A CONVOY FROM JAVA TO FREMANTLE.
Studio portrait of B3089, Ordinary Seaman (OS) Jim Berry, HMAS Brisbane, of Palmwoods, Qld; formerly of Manchester, England. OS Berry enlisted on 18 March 1941 and trained at HMAS Brisbane until Augu
Studio portrait of 20863 Leading Seaman Ron Taylor, of HMAS Yarra II who was killed in action on 4 March 1942 aboard HMAS Yarra II. On that day a convoy of Japanese warships attacked HMAS Yarra and
Portrait of Able Seaman (AB) Reginald Thomas Peterson, HMAS Yarra. AB Peterson enlisted in the Royal Australian Navy on 15 January 1923 and served on several ships, including HMAS Penguin, Sydney, Mel
1941-07-18. AERIAL STARBOARD SIDE VIEW OF THE DUTCH CARGO VESSEL TAWALI WHICH, ON 4 MARCH 1942 RESCUED SURVIVORS OF THE DEPOT SHIP HMS ANKING WHICH WAS PART OF THE CONVOY ESCORTED BY HMAS YARRA COMPL
Hmas Yarra III commissioning ceremony. Mr William Whitheriff (right), one of the 13 survivors from HMAS Yarra II sunk by the Japanese Navy on 4 March 1942, presents a Bosun's pipe from Yarra II to
Group portrait of three sailors holding pith helmets. Identified, left to right, Able Seaman (AB) James Edward Lye; AB William Edward Gillies; unidentified. AB Lye and AB Gillies were best mates who s
