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Obituary: Kit Morgan

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Eulogy for Kit Morgan (29 June 1951 - 11 October 2024) by Rear Admiral Simon Cullen By ANI President Pete Leavy It is with deep sadness...

Obituary: Captain Bill Owen

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It is with great sadness that the SIA reports the death of Captain Bill Owen, a man who was a key figure in the...

Teddy Sheean statue to be unveiled

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On 11 November, a life-sized statue of Edward “Teddy” Sheean VC, the only naval person to have ever been awarded a Victoria Cross of...

Richard Woodman brave sailor and author

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In the early 1980s, a journalist visiting the Trinity House ship Winston Churchill asked its master, Commander Woodman, about any alarming foulweather experiences. “Oh,...

Biography of Admiral Sir Victor Smith launched

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On 30 August the biography of Admiral Sir Victor Smith, universally recognised as the ‘Father of Fleet Arm’, was launched at the Australian Fleet...

Obituary: ‘Sharkey’ Ward. Falklands naval pilot

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On the morning of May 21, 1982, Lieutenant Commander “Sharkey” Ward was flying his Sea Harrier low over San Carlos Bay as British forces...

Obituary: last USS Arizona survivor

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When the Japanese launched their surprise attack on Pearl Harbor shortly before 8am on December 7, 1941, Lou Conter was a quartermaster third class...

Rear Admiral Guy Griffiths Farewelled

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On 15 March, the funeral of Rear Admiral Guy Griffiths AO DSO DSC RAN (Retired) was held in the Naval Chapel at HMAS Kuttabul. It...

Remembering James Goldrick

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Sailor, scholar, teacher, friend: remembering James Goldrick a year on By Sudarshan Shrikhande* At a juncture in the lives of our two big countries, one a...

Obituary: RADM Guy Griffiths

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Rear Admiral Guy Richmond Griffiths AO DSO DSC RAN (1923-2024). The RAN’s Centenarian Admiral and one of its Finest Destroyer Captains Obituary by VADM Peter...