The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Portrait of 21905 Able Seaman Rex Cooper of Randwick, NSW. Enlisting in the navy for twelve years in 1928, Cooper spent his entire service on board HMAS Sydney (II) as a Seaman Torpedoman. He was one of the 645 crew who were killed during the HMAS Sydney's engagement with the German auxiliary cruiser HSK Kormoran on 19 November 1941. This photograph is an enlargement of a small studio portrait sent by Cooper to his mother, with an inscription "To Dear Mother, Love from x Rex x", which is also held in the Memorial's collection.
Portrait of 21905 Able Seaman Rex Cooper of Randwick, NSW. Enlisting in the navy at the age of twelve, Cooper spent his entire service on board HMAS Sydney (II) as a Seaman Torpedoman. He was one of t
Hand coloured studio portrait of 24595 Assistant Steward Harold Douglas Wright, of Sydney, NSW. Enlisting in the RAN in September 1940, Assistant Steward Wright was one of the 645 crew who were killed
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
Studio portrait of 24374 Ordinary Seaman (OD) Albert Edward Putman, HMAS Sydney. A native of Launceston, Tasmania, he enlisted with the Royal Australian Navy on 22 May 1940. On 19 November 1941, OD Pu
Studio portrait of 24227 Engine Room Artificer 4th Class (ERA4) Robert Henry Hill, HMAS Sydney II, of North Edwardstown, SA. He was one of 645 crew who were killed during the HMAS Sydney's engagement
Studio portrait of F2324/17 Engine Room Artificer 4th Class (ERA4) Alfred (Alf) Horwood Shepherd, of Western Australia. ERA4 Shepherd enlisted in the RAN on 2 September 1939. ERA4 Shepherd was killed
