Approximately 1060 prisoners, both military and civilian, were lost. The ship sank with at least 850 Australian service members and 210 civilians from 14 countries, who ranged from a boy aged 15 to men in their sixties. Almost twice as many Australians died in this one incident than were killed in the entire Vietnam War.…
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Merchant Navy Day – September 3rd
by themovieboards - Editor •
Yesterday (September 3rd) as Merchant Navy Day, and recognises Australian service and civilian personnel who served on merchant vessels for more than a century. It should be noted that Merchant Navy Day falls on 3 September each year, the anniversary of the sinking of the first British merchant vessel in the Second World War in…