Albany commemorations start with a bang Published on 01 November 2014 LEUT Will Singer (author), LEUT Michael Wheeler (author), ABIS Bonny Gassner (photographer), LSIS Jayson Tufrey (photographer) Location(s): Albany Commanding Officer HMAS Arunta, Commander Dave Teitzel, CSM, RAN, attends the Ceremonial Sunset held at ANZAC Peace Park as part of the Albany Convoy Commemorative Event. The AnzacContinue reading “Albany commemorations start with a bang”
Monthly Archives: November 2014
Some of the ships who left New Zealand for Albany, Australia bound for Gallipoli and the First World War
HMS Minotaur Port Pirie HMNZST Waimana HMNZST Limerick HMNZST Athenic HMNZST Orari HMNZST Arawa HMNZST Ruapehu HMNZST Tahiti HMNZST Hawkes Bay HMNZT Maunganui HMAS Sydney – 1914 IJN Ibuki – 1910 HMS Pyramus Japanese cruiser Chikuma (1911) ANZAC Cove HMS Philomel HMS Psyche HMAS Melbourne via Blogger http://ift.tt/1tpFSHz
A century ago 30,000 Anzac troops left the port of Albany bound for war in Gallipoli.
A century ago 30,000 Anzac troops left the port of Albany bound for war in Gallipoli. 7 DAYS AGO7 DAYS AGO OCTOBER 31, 2014 8:59AM Off they go … Historical images if Anzacs departing Albany in 1914. Source: City of Albany. Source: Supplied On November 1, 1914, 30,000 young Australians and New Zealanders departed from Albany in Western AustraliaContinue reading “A century ago 30,000 Anzac troops left the port of Albany bound for war in Gallipoli.”
HMAS Larrakia Back in Darwin Naval Base, Australia
After steaming 6,368 nautical miles, taking part in Exercise LUMBAS 14, commemorating 70 years since the Battle of Leyte Gulf in the Philippines, and visiting four South East Asian ports, HMAS Larrakia (with crew Attack Four embarked) has returned to Darwin Naval Base. Leaving Australia in mid September, Larrakia’s first port visit was Sandakan inContinue reading “HMAS Larrakia Back in Darwin Naval Base, Australia”
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