The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Collection of letters (official and personal), lecture book and visitors book, souvenir invitations, programmes and news clippings detailing the service of Howden from cadet midshipman through to service in China in 1930, as commander of HMAS Hobart during the Second World War and subsequent career ashore as Chief Naval Officer at Fremantle and ADC to King George VI. Also contains two large files of papers, maps, photos relating to the evacuation of British Somaliland during 1940. See also PR86/145.
Howden initially joined the Royal Naval Reserve in 1915 as a midshipman, before transferring to the Royal Australian Navy and joining HMAS "Sydney" in December 1917. He served on many ships and shore establishments in Australia, and in 1930 on exchange with the Royal Navy, he commanded the gunboat "Mantis" which operated on the Yangtze River, China. In 1939 he commanded HMAS "Hobart" and supervised the evacuation of British Somaliland. HMAS "Hobart" also took part in the relief of Australians at Tobruk, the fall of Singapore, and the battle of the Coral Sea.
Collection of official and personal papers. Material relates to Captain Howden's command of HMAS Albatros, Stuart, Vampire, Canberra, Yarra, Adelaide and Hobart. Includes speeches, war diaries, signal
Collection relating to Harry Leslie Howden, his first wife Vanda Mary Sanders Howden, and HMAS 'Hobart'. The majority of the papers were written by or compiled by Howden's son, Dr Patrick ffyske Howd
Collection relating to the Second World War public service of Paymaster Commander George Lionel Macandie, Australian Commonwealth Naval Board, Royal Australian Navy, Australia, 1941. Wallet 1 of 1 -
Impression from Captain Howden's (HMAS Hobart) report of the evacuation of Berbera. The two tugs "Queen" and "Zeila" are steaming out to the ships in the harbour. On the land, naval ratings maintain c
Collection relating to the Second World War service of 6224 Able Seaman Ralph Brown, HMAS Stuart, Royal Australian Navy, At sea, c. August 1941 - 1943. Wallet 1 of 1 - Photocopy of a typescript chron
A souvenir of HMAS Hobart and the signing of the Japanese surrender at Tokyo Bay on 2 September 1945. The item features designs made from coloured foil, possibly chocolate wrappings, which are positio
