Smyth, Dacre Henry Deudraeth (Commodore, b.1923 - d.2008) Accession Number: PR85/119

Description

Collection relating to the naval career of Commodore Dacre Henry Deudraeth Smyth AO, Royal Australian Navy, 1942-1983.

The collection includes a typed copy of a diary extract from the Battle of Coral Sea (2-13 May 1942), letters covering Smyth's service in HMAS Bataan during the Korean War, and an address given by Smyth at the Victorian HMAS Hobart shrine service on 20 July 1983.

Details

Accession Number
PR85/119
Classification
Private Record
Object Type
Photograph
Measurement
Archived measurement
Date Made
1941; 1950; 1983
Whole/Part
Collection
Item Count
19
Access
Open
Copying Provisions
Copyright restrictions apply. Only personal, non-commercial, research and study use permitted. Permission of copyright holder required for any commercial use and/or reproduction.
Provenance
AWM315 419/097/014
Copyright
Unlicensed copyright

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