The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Collection relating to the Second World War service of 18905 Able Seaman James Duncan Cooper, HMAS Perth, Australia and at sea, 1940-1941.
Wallet 1 of 1 - Contains a bound black and white photocopied diary kept by Cooper during the period 8 November 1940 to 23 May 1941 whilst serving in HMAS Perth. Cooper opens the diary en route to joining HMAS Perth, and details convoy work around Australia and sailing to Alexandria in late November including descriptions of various ports of call. During 1941 Cooper outlines patrol and convoy duties in the Mediterranean such as the transport of troops, air raids, encounters with enemy submarines, repair work to HMAS Perth and recreational activities. He also records detailed accounts for events such as the Battle of Cape Matapan, the bombardment of Piraeus on 6 April 1941 and the evacuation of Allied troops from Greece during late April 1941. Closing diary entries cover an encounter with a small enemy ship and German bombers followed by HMAS Perth sailing into Alexandria for repairs on 24 April 1941.
The collection also includes a photograph of Cooper holding a 6-inch shell taken by George Silk on 25 March 1941, and his original HMAS Perth tally band.
Collection relating to the Second World War service of 18905 Able Seaman James Duncan Cooper, HMAS Perth, Australia and at sea, 1940-1941. Wallet 1 of 1 - Contains a bound black and white photocopied
Collection relating to the Second World War service of 18905 Able Seaman James Duncan Cooper, HMAS Perth, Australia and at sea, 1940-1941. Wallet 1 of 1 - Contains a bound black and white photocopied
Collection relating to the Second World War service of 21905 Able Seaman Rex Albert Cooper, HMAS Sydney, RAN. Collection consists of a telegram and diary. The telegram is to his mother for Mother's D
Certificate of service, newspaper cuttings, telegrams, diary spanning April 1940 to January 1941, kept by unknown author. Describes movements of HMAS Sydney from Australia to Alexandria, also around L
Collection relating to the Second World War service of 22147 Able Seaman Charles David 'Bill' Frolick, HMAS Perth, Royal Australian Navy, Indian Ocean, Atlantic Ocean and Pacific Ocean, 1939. Box 1 o
Collection relating to the Second World War service of PM2570 Able Seaman Gerald Eardley Hamilton, HMAS Lonsdale, Royal Australian Navy, 1 November 1939 - c. March 1972. Wallet 1 of 1 - Contains pape
Collection relating to the Second World War service of 22822 Stoker Percival Holman Pascoe, HMAS Sydney (1934-1941), 1940-1941. Wallet 1 of 1 - The collection consists of a diary Stoker Pascoe mainta