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Michael Apperley - Somalia veteran (Video)

Michael Apperley grew up in the Adelaide suburb of Tea Tree Gully. He and his 3 brothers served in the Royal Australian Navy (RAN).

Mick Rudkins - World War II veteran (Oral history)

Mick Rudkins - World War II veteran (Video)

Mick Rudkins enlisted in the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) in Brisbane on 7 March 1941.

Mostyn Berryman

Early life Moss Berryman was born in Kent Town, South Australia, on 9 November 1923. He attended primary schools at Glencoe and Mount Gambier and then Mount Gambier High School.

Navy: Victory in the Pacific Day Poster 2020 (Poster)

We've created this poster to commemorate those who served in the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) during World War II. RAN ships sailed most of the world's seas and oceans during the war and were involved…

Neil Ralph (Royal Australian Navy), Helicopter Pilot (Video)

Neil Ralph served with the Royal Australian Navy Helicopter Flight Vietnam. After the war he continued a distinguished career with the Navy.

Robert Zwikielberg - Navy veteran - submariner (Oral history)

Robert Zwikielberg - Navy veteran - submariner (Video)

Robert Zwikielberg was born in Victoria and grew up in Melbourne. He completed an electrician’s apprenticeship after school, and then joined the Royal Australian Navy.

Royal Australian Navy in World War I

The British Admiralty commanded the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) from 10 August 1914 to 19 August 1919. The RAN began the war with 16 ships, 2 submarines and 3,800 RAN personnel, including 850 men…

Seizing and decoding the secret HVB codebook

Capturing 'prizes' of war Australia and other nations in the British Empire adopted a policy to seize enemy vessels in their ports at the start of the war.

Structure of Australia's forces in World War I

Forces for wartime serviceAustralia responded quickly to the early telegram warnings from the United Kingdom (UK), by:

Tony Ey (Royal Australian Navy), Navy Clearance Diver (Video)

Tony Ey served as a Royal Australian Navy Clearance Diver in Vietnam. Like many Australian units, his was integrated closely with the Americans.

Tony Ey: Stories of Service (Online lesson), (Video), (Student activity), (Educational)

The job of a Navy Clearance Diver during the Vietnam War was a vital but dangerous one. Discover Tony Ey's story as he describes his experiences in the Royal Australian Navy as a clearance diver and…

Women in the Second World War: In Their Own Words (Online lesson), (Video), (Student activity), (Educational)

Reflection on their experience serving on the home front in WWII
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