Last of Maori regiment dies
The Maori Battalion of the 2nd New Zealand Division won more individual bravery decorations, including a Victoria Cross, than any other New Zealand battalion...
Obituary: Captain Bill Owen
Captain Bill Owen, who has died aged 96, was a key figure in the establishment of the Royal Australian Navy’s modern submarine arm.
In 1967,...
Obituary: Kit Morgan
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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...