Ruby Boye (Jones) was living on the island of Vanikoro in the Santa Cruz group of the then British Solomon Islands Protectorate when World War Two broke out. Changing circumstances ...
First Victory, Musical Composition by Petty Officer Musician Martyn Hancock
First Victory by Petty Officer Musician Martyn Hancock, honours the Sydney-Emden WW1 battle. It is performed performed by the Royal Australian Navy Band with narrative by Mr Mike Carlton. It was composed to ...
AE2 – Stoker’s Submarine, Musical Composition by Lieutenant Matthew Klohs RAN.
AE2 – Stoker’s Submarine, composed by Lieutenant Matthew Klohs RAN is performed by the Royal Australian Navy Band with narrative by Mr Mike Carlton. It was composed to commemorate the Centenary of the ...
AE1 – The Ship without a Name, Musical Composition by Lieutenant Matthew Klohs RAN.
AE1 – The Ship without a Name composed by Lieutenant Matthew Klohs RAN is performed performed by the Royal Australian Navy Band with narrative by Mr Mike Carlton. It was composed to ...
The Loss of HMAS Armidale by Dr Kevin Smith
Podcast of Dr Kevin Smith talking about the Loss of HMAS Armidale on 1 December 1942 . Recorded in Sydney on 18 April 2017 ...
D-Day commando on Sword Beach by Commander Jim Speed DSC, RAN
Commander Jim Speed was a Commando on Sword Beach on D-Day 1944. In these podcasts Commander Speed describes his experiences on D-Day. The recordings were made on 25 August 2014 ...
Life in HMAS Melbourne II by Commander Tom de Voil RAN (Ret)
Tom de Voil’s involvement with HMAS Melbourne began with his first posting to sea. Over his career he was posted to her again, once as a watch keeping EO and ...
Aircraft Direction Experiences in HMAS Australia II during World War II by Ian Wrigley
Ian Wrigley served as a Royal Australian Naval Officer during WW2 in the then new specialisation of Navigation and Direction. This involved the use of Radar for both offensive and ...
‘The Skiff Party’ by Pattie Wright
The true story of two English children fleeing the Japanese out of Singapore on the ill-fated SS Vyner Brooke Her first book ‘Men of the Line’ resulted from a simple ...