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HMAS Sydney Men Awarded D.S.M. for action in Battle of Cocos
HMAS Sydney Men Awarded D.S.M. for action in Battle of Cocos
This was a single-ship action that occurred on 9 November 1914, after the HMAS Sydney, Australian light cruiser, grounded the German light cruiser SMS Emden in the Battle of Cocos on 9 November 1914. The Emden had attacked ships in the Indian Ocean and made a daring raid on Penang, sinking the Russian cruiser the Zhemchug and the French destroyer Mousquet. The crew of the Emden became POWs in Singapore. Some reports say that there was collusion between a few of the Germans and the section of the Indian Light Infantry troops who took part in the February 1915 Singapore Mutiny. More information and photographs can be found on the Australian War Memorial website https://www.awm.gov.au/collection/C51278
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Born 1894
Died 1935
Australian Imperial Force 3157 Able Seaman Royal Australian Navy
Australian Imperial Force 3157 Able Seaman Royal Australian Navy HMAS "Sydney"
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Born 1895
Australian Imperial Force 2820 Able Seaman Royal Australian Navy HMAS 'Sydney'
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Born 1882
Australian Imperial Force Sick Berth Steward Chief Petty Officer Royal Australian Navy
Australian Imperial Force 1606 Sick Berth Steward 1st Class Royal Australian Navy HMAS 'Sydney'
Australian Imperial Force 1606 Sick Berth Steward 1st Class Royal Australian Navy
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Born 1895
Died 1964
Australian Imperial Force 2907 Able Seaman Royal Australian Navy HMAS 'Sydney'
Australian Imperial Force 2907 Able Seaman Royal Australian Navy
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Born 1888
Died 1945
Australian Imperial Force 2511 Able Seaman Royal Australian Navy "Encounter"
Australian Imperial Force Able Seaman Royal Australian Navy "Penguin"
Other Empire Force 2511 Able Seaman Royal Australian Navy "Cerebus"
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Born 1874
Died 1932
Other Empire Force 7899 Chief Petty Officer Royal Australian Navy London Depot
Australian Imperial Force 7899 Chief Petty Officer HMAS Cerberus
Other Empire Force 7899 Chief Petty Officer Royal Australian Navy HMAS Sydney
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