HMAS Armidale (J240)
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HMAS Armidale, named for the then town of Armidale, New South Wales, was one of 60 Bathurst-class corvettes constructed during World War II, and one of 36 initially manned and commissioned solely by t
HMAS Armidale in Port Moresby Harbour, September 1942
This raft of Armidale survivors were not seen again after this photo was taken on 8 December 1942
Teddy Sheean
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Edward "Teddy" Sheean, was a sailor in the Royal Australian Navy during the Second World War. Born in Tasmania, Sheean was employed as a farm labourer when he enlisted in the Royal Australian Naval Re
HMAS Armidale (J240)
…began to evacuate into the water, the Zeroes stopped attacking the sinking corvette and began strafing runs on those in the water. Ordinary Seaman Edward "Teddy" Sheean, who had been wounded in the initial attack, strapped himself into one of Armidale's 20 mm Oerlikons and opened fire on the aircraft. Sheean forced one…
Teddy Sheean c.1941
Members of the Sheean family c.1941. L to R, back row: Edward (Teddy); Frederick. Front row: James (father); Mary (mother); William.
HMAS Sheean at Fremantle, Western Australia