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H.M.A.S. Sydney II Honour RollPrint Page 
The honour roll commemorates those who served on H.M.A.S. Sydney II during World War Two.
Australia`s greatest naval tragedy took place in November 1941 off the Western Australian coast when the Royal Australian Navy cruiser H.M.A.S. Sydney II engaged a German armed raider Kormoran with the loss of both ships. Apart from two pieces of debris, no sign was found of Sydney or the 645 aboard. It was the largest loss of life in the history of the Royal Australian Navy (RAN), and the largest Allied warship lost with all hands during World War Two. The exact location of the two wrecks was unknown until March 2008.
Location
| Address: | Chapman Road & Forrest Street, Birdwood House, Geraldton, 6530 |
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| State: | WA |
| Area: | AUS |
| GPS Coordinates: | Lat: -28.771538 Long: 114.612924 Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate. |
Details
| Monument Type: | Honour Roll |
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| Monument Theme: | Conflict |
| Sub-Theme: | WW2 |
| Designer: | D. J. Burns |
Dedication
| Approx. Monument Dedication Date: | 2016 |
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1934 H.M.A.S. Sydney II 1941
Rabaul 1914 Calabria 1940 Korea 1951 - 52 Kuwait 1991 Emden 1914 Spada 1940 Malaysia 1964 East Timor 1999 North Sea 1916 - 18 Mediteranean 1940 Vietnam 1965 - 72 Persian Gulf 2001 - 03 Kormoran 1941 Iraq 2003
Thorough And Ready
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D. J. Burns MMXVI
