16.12.1943 RAAF stores ship was driven
on to Eden Reef in 130 MPH winds and
capsized throwing 10 crew overboard
The salvaged ship resumed RAAF duties.
Eden Reef is on the Great Barrier Reef
16.12.1943 RAAF stores ship was driven
on to Eden Reef in 130 MPH winds and
capsized throwing 10 crew overboard
The salvaged ship resumed RAAF duties.
Eden Reef is on the Great Barrier Reef
Gravesite Details
Aged 23. Third Officer Australian Merchant Navy. S.S. Wanaka (Sydney). Son of Edward Augustus Charles and Caroline Bailie, of South Yarra, Victoria, Australia.
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