The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Studio portrait of 20863 Leading Seaman Ron Taylor, of HMAS Yarra II who was killed in action on 4 March 1942 aboard HMAS Yarra II. On that day a convoy of Japanese warships attacked HMAS Yarra and her convoy south of Java. Ignoring the order to abandon ship Taylor manned a 4-inch mount and continued firing as the ship sank. He is commemorated at the Plymouth Naval Memorial, England.
The Last Post Ceremony is presented in the Commemorative area of the Australian War Memorial each day. The ceremony commemorates more than 102,000 Australians who have given their lives in war and oth
Biography of Leading Seaman Ron Taylor, mentioning early life, prewar RAN service, (training at HMAS Cerberus and serving on HMAS Australia, Vampire, Penguin, and Adelaide). Describes Taylor's wartime
GRIMSBY CLASS SLOOP HMAS YARRA(II). SUNK BY JAPANESE CRUISER FORCE ABOUT 400 MILES SOUTH OF JAVA ON 4 MARCH 1942 WHILST ESCORTING A CONVOY FROM JAVA TO FREMANTLE.
Group portrait of three sailors holding pith helmets. Identified, left to right, Able Seaman (AB) James Edward Lye; AB William Edward Gillies; unidentified. AB Lye and AB Gillies were best mates who s
Studio portrait of the Sheean brothers of Lower Barrington, Tasmania, both Australian sailors serving at the Tasmanian naval base HMAS Derwent (later renamed HMAS Huon). On the left is H1646 Stoker Cl
Studio portrait of B3089, Ordinary Seaman (OS) Jim Berry, HMAS Brisbane, of Palmwoods, Qld; formerly of Manchester, England. OS Berry enlisted on 18 March 1941 and trained at HMAS Brisbane until Augu
Portrait of Able Seaman (AB) Reginald Thomas Peterson, HMAS Yarra. AB Peterson enlisted in the Royal Australian Navy on 15 January 1923 and served on several ships, including HMAS Penguin, Sydney, Mel
