Shaw, Frank (Lieutenant, b.1894 - d.1917) Accession Number: 1DRL/0657

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Typescript account of the naval encounter between HMAS Sydney and the German raider SMS Emden off Cocos Island on 9 November 1914. A similar report occurs in official Dept of Defence records. (See also AWM25, B519/1/10)

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Accession Number
1DRL/0657
Classification
Private Record
Object Type
Papers
Measurement
Archived measurement
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Item Count
1
Access
Open
Copying Provisions
Copyright expired. Copying permitted subject to physical condition. Permission for reproduction not required.
Provenance
AWM93 2/11/106
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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