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The memorial wall listing the crew of HMAS Sydney II at Mount Scott Geraldton. The interior concave side of the Wall of Remembrance, situated at the front of memorial, details the names of all 645 men who lost their lives. The centre piece is a dome mounted by seven pillars. Representing the seven states and territories of Australia. The dome is constructed by a canopy of silver gulls. A Stele is made of Stainless Stell and represents the bow of the HMAS Sydney II. A bronze sculpture of a a woman closest to the ocean. She wears an anchor necklace and holds hat against the breeze from the sea. Her anxious expression and her fixed gaze to the horizon. She represents a waiting woman grieven for her lost love one.

Lest We Forget Letters to the Editor

Is the HMAS Sydney II crew MIA or KIA?

31/10/202431/10/2024 Posted by Brian Hartigan 304 Views 0 Comments HMAS Sydney II

A recent Letter to the Editor here at CONTACT piqued my interest – are the members of the crew of

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HMAS Sydney sails out of Sydney Harbour to conduct a regional presence deployment. Photo by Leading Seaman Daniel Goodman.

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HMAS Sydney on four-month Pacific deployment

20/06/2024 Posted by Brian Hartigan 1271 Views 0 Comments HMAS Sydney II

HMAS Sydney has departed for its regional presence deployment – the Australian Defence Force’s continued commitment to regional security. CAPTION:

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HMAS Sydney V ship's company stand at attention as the Catafalque Party mount the cenotaph, during a commemoration to honour the loss of HMAS Sydney II and HSK Kormoran. Story by Midshipman Lewis Taulier and Midshipman James Turnour. All photos by Petty Officer Aaron Clancy.

History Lest We Forget News Royal Australian Navy

HMAS Sydney journeys to remember namesake’s sacrifice

20/07/202321/07/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 1643 Views 0 Comments Fleet Base East, HMAS Sydney, HMAS Sydney II

After completing fleet training in the Western Australian Exercise Area, HMAS Sydney V transited north up the west coast of Australia

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Royal Australian Navy officer Sub Lieutenant Mary Booth holds a portrait of her great uncle Able Seaman Ernest Albert Booth, at the Australian War Memorial in Canberra. Photo by Corporal Luke Bellman.

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Sailor’s story inspires through the years

28/04/202329/04/2023 Posted by Brian Hartigan 1101 Views 0 Comments ANZAC Day 2023, HMAS Sydney II

More than 70 years after Able Seaman Ernest Albert Booth was killed in the sinking of HMAS Sydney II, his

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Chief of Navy Vice Admiral Mark Hammond, Commander Maritime Border Command Rear Admiral Justin Jones and Lieutenant Commander Jared Webb salute as the Last Post is played at the memorial service to commemorate Able Seaman Thomas Welsby Clark (inset) and the rest of the crew of HMAS Sydney (II), which was sunk off the coast of Western Australia on 19 November 1941. Photo by Petty Officer Bradley Darvill.

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Commemoration for AB Thomas Welsby Clark and crew of HMAS Sydney (II)

20/11/202220/11/2022 Posted by Brian Hartigan 2466 Views 0 Comments HMAS Sydney II

A commemorative ceremony was held yesterday for Able Seaman Thomas Welsby Clark, the only member of the HMAS Sydney (II)

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A colourised studio portrait of S/4449 Ordinary Seaman Thomas Welsby Clark.

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Lone HMAS Sydney II survivor identified after 80 years

19/11/202122/11/2021 Posted by Mike Hughes 3405 Views 0 Comments HMAS Sydney II

Eighty years after the Australian warship HMAS Sydney II was sunk off the West Australian coast, the only body recovered from

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