HMAS PERTH MEMORIAL 

David Nicolson

Images from the 2024 Nedlands Yacht Club HMAS Perth Regatta

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                                                  Representatives of HMAS Perth III including her Captain, Commander Jorge McKee.

                                                                                                                                

                                                 One of the guests inspecting the banners giving the history of HMAS Perth (I)

 

                                 From the left, Bob Mummery OAM, Brad Barratt, Gerry Westenburg and Peter Jarvis holding Gerry’s model of HMAS Perth(I).

 

                             Peter Javis pointing out one of the crew members on the display panel of photos and bios of a selection of those who served on Perth(I).

 

                                                                 Some of the guests that attended the service and braved the 40-degree heat.

 

                                                                                                                         Proud flags fly on the day.

 

                                                              Commander McKee, CO of HMAS Perth(III) addressing the guests.

 

                                                                     One of the shields being competed for at the regatta.

 

                                                                The Survivors Trophy Race shield is being competed for on the day.

 

   Robert Waller, a relative of the captain of the ill-fated HMAS Perth(I) who lost his life when the ship was sunk.

 

The Memorial Sailing Trophy is named in honour of the late Capt. Hector Waller RAN, DSO and bar.

 

                                   Mike Bailey, Chairman of the HMAS Perth(I) Memorial Foundation Inc. addressing the guests.

 

                                                                               The Captain of Perth(I) inspecting the pipe band honour guard.

 

                  Two relatives of HMAS Perth(I) crewmen, on the left is Colin Bancroft and on the right Vance Bond representing the survivors association.

Dining In for senior RAN officers.

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Members and their partners, of the Navy League (WA Div.) and the HMAS Perth (I) Memorial Foundation took great pleasure in Dining In newly appointed officers to posts at HMAS Stirling.  They were CAPT. Ben Burleigh RAN, CO of HMAS Stirling, CDRE. Tom Phillips RAN, Commander Submarine Force and CMDR Jorge KcKee RAN CO HMAS Perth.  The dinner was held at the Swan Yacht Club on the 16 of August.

 

 

From the left CDRE. Tom Phillips RAN, Commander Submarine Force, CAPT. Ben Burleigh RAN, CO of HMAS Stirling, and CMDR. Jorge KcKee RAN CO HMAS Perth

 

 

A group shot with all those attending the Dining In night at Swan Yacht Club.

The HMAS Perth (I) Memorial Foundation and the Navy League (WA Div) at Maritime Day

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The display put on by the Foundation and the Navy League attracted a lot of attention.
HMAS Toowomba, a sister ship to HMAS Perth (III) was alongside to take on visitors.
Volunteers, from the left, CMD Jim O’Neill, James Maughmer, Mike Bailey and Mike Honer were ‘on deck’ for the duration of the event.
Mike Honer spending time with some young visitors to the display.

Stage one of the Memorial competed with the installation of the half scale HMAS Perth (I) propeller.

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The propeller arriving at the Memorial site.
Haden Cobb from Veem, the company that manufactured the propeller, does the final tightening of the securing nut.
David Green from the HMAS Perth (I) Memorial Foundation and Hade Cobb from Veem, do the final polish of the half-size replica of the 1930 Admiralty Patten propeller.
All done! the propeller is finally installed on the compas rose.
Completetion of stage one showing the Wall of Remembrance, the compass rose and the propeller.
An aerial shot of the propeller installed on top of the compass rose.