The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
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 other operations and whose names are recorded on the Roll of Honour. At each ceremony the story behind one of the names on the Roll of Honour is told. Hosted by Gerard Pratt, the story for this day was on Captain Emile Frank Verlaine Dechaineux.
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At sea. c. October 1944. Captain (Capt) Emile Frank Verlaine Dechaineux (Dishy) on the quarterdeck of HMAS AUSTRALIA on its voyage to the Philippines, prior to the battle of Leyte Gulf. Capt Dechaineu
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
Emile Dechaineux, born at Launceston in Tasmania on 3 October 1902, reached the pinnacle of his naval career when he was given command of the heavy cruiser HMAS Australia in 1944. Dechaineux's career
