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25.01.2022 A service in respect to all Seafarers - may we be worthy of their service and sacrifice!

22.01.2022 Bless our Seafarers, may we be worthy of their service and sacrifice. We thank the Royal Australian Navy Mission To Seafarers for support in putting this service together. HMAS Cerberus Navy Victoria Network https://youtu.be/Ls5yIw9INOE

22.01.2022 Most will remember stopping at the main gate, now is your last chance, then off to Recruit School! RAN Royal Australian Navy Recruits Forum Congratulations HMAS Cerberus, CAPT Mike Oborn CSM RAN and Team for turning out skilled Officers and Sailors, each demonstrating Royal Australian Navy signature values during this centennial year.

20.01.2022 Teddy Sheean (picutred) has been recognised for sacrificing his life to save his shipmates in 1942. Australian war hero Teddy Sheean is finally getting the recognition he deserves after 78 years of injustice. The Queen has agreed to award the World War II seaman a posthumous Victoria Cross, which is Australia's highest military honour. Sheean died in 1942 when the HMAS Armidale was sunk by Japanese bombers in the Timor Sea. The 18-year-old strapped himself to an anti-airc...raft gun and fired at enemy planes as the ship went down. He is credited with saving the lives of 49 crewmates. Sheean's family have spent many decades fighting for justice and were finally vindicated on Wednesday afternoon. "This is a momentous day for the Sheaan family," Governor-General David Hurley said in Canberra. "In my conversations with them, their pride and emotion was very evident." General Hurley said the sailor had chosen certain death over survival in order to save his mates. "The story is inspiring and it should inspire us all," he said. An official ceremony is expected to be held in coming months. Prime Minister Scott Morrison recommended Sheean be given the posthumous Victoria Cross earlier this week, after an expert panel found the original decision to deny him the award was wrong. Mr Morrison, who acknowledged a "substantial injustice" had been done, welcomed the Queen's approval. "The decision formalises what we already know: that Teddy Sheean is an Australian hero," he said. Sheean will be the first member of the Royal Australian Navy to receive the award. "There is no higher honour than the Victoria Cross," Chief of Navy Michael Noonan said. "Teddy Sheean's story of bravery is well known in our navy and we have long recognised his heroic and gallant actions. "This story, this account, is the stuff of legends." Vice Admiral Noonan said Sheean's heroism had set the standard for men and women of the modern navy. "His spirit of courage, of sacrifice and of service is an enduring part of our navy, living on through our fleet and our people," he said. "I cannot understate the esteem in which he is held by our navy people, past and present." HMAS Sheean, a Collins Class submarine, is the first and only Royal Australian Navy ship to bear the name of an ordinary seaman. Hundreds of submariners have worn his name on their uniforms, and hundreds more will do so over the next 20 years. Article published in the Australian Associated Press

19.01.2022 A week of remembrance focused on the sinking of HMAS Armidale, off the coast of Timor on 1st December 1942. 100 sailors and soldiers made the supreme sacrifice on that day, or over several days thereafter. At the Shrine of Remembrance today, Dr Ray Leonard placed a wreath at the Stone of Remembrance, then recited the Ode. No doubt he recalled his experience when he lost so many Shipmates. He eight days hoping to be rescued, whilst continuing to bail water from their whaler. Dr Leonard is the last surviving member of the 46 sailors and three soldiers to be rescued from that whaler. May we be worthy of their service and sacrifice.

18.01.2022 The first Australian Serviceman casualty of WWI was Able Seaman Billy Williams. This occurred on 11SEP14, at the Battle of Bita Paka. Billy Williams was an ex-Melbourne City Council employee who was part of the RAN Reserve in Victoria. City of Melbourne Royal Australian Navy Navy Victoria Network https://www.youtube.com/watch

17.01.2022 Our Navy men and women at the coal face!

17.01.2022 A spine tingling service by the Ship's Company of HMAS Armidale (2) at the location where HMAS Armidale (1) was sunk on 1DEC42. The day a young Aussie Sailor, Ordinary Seaman Teddy Sheean VC displayed such heroism to be awarded the 101st Victoria Cross for Australia. May we be worthy of their service and sacrifice. Royal Australian Navy

13.01.2022 Nice to see how Navy recognises an individual's achievement as they progress their ADF career. A concerted and generous effort with CAPT Stephen Bowater and CAPT Mike Oborn participating in the presentation of an Australian Defence Medal to a well deserving sailor, AB Hlora Popovic - thank you for your service!

07.01.2022 Hiram is a well known Melburnian who proudly demonstrates the adage 'Once Navy, Always Navy'. Navy Victoria Network

05.01.2022 DVA distributed the following: Australia remembers the invaluable role the Merchant Navy has played in the more than 100 years since it first served the nation, especially in both world wars. Minister for Veterans’ Affairs Darren Chester said tomorrow was an important reminder for Australians to thank those who served in the Merchant Navy for their service and sacrifice. The Merchant Navy was comprised of mostly civilian crews, and was responsible for ensuring valuable car...go reached the personnel who needed it most, Mr Chester said. These ships and their crew, merchant mariners, often served in not only challenging but dangerous circumstances, many did so without defences as they were often unarmed. Merchant vessels weren’t only attacked in distant waters, but also within sight of the Australian coastline while crossing common trade routes and worked with the constant threat of attack from enemy submarines, surface raiders, aircraft, and sea mines. Merchant Navy Day is commemorated on the day the first British merchant vessel, SS Athenia, was torpedoed and sunk without warning by the German submarine U-30 only 10 hours after Britain’s declaration of war on 3 September 1939. One of the best-known battles involving merchant mariners is the Battle of the Atlantic, which lasted almost the entire duration of Second World War and saw over 3,000 Allied merchant ships sunk and some 30,000 Allied sailors and merchant mariners lost at sea, Mr Chester said. Today we remember our merchant mariners and honour the some 800 Australians who tragically died serving the Allied cause during the First and Second World Wars. This year, for the 75th anniversary of the end of the Second World War, Australians used #OneInAMillion to share their loved ones’ stories of service on social media and accompanied this with a photo of them holding the photograph of their loved one. Australians are encouraged to continue to share their stories to commemorate our Merchant Navy mariners who served during the wars. Learn more about Merchant Navy Day and the crucial role that merchant mariners played in wars and conflicts by visiting the Anzac Portal. See more

04.01.2022 May we be worthy of their sacrifice.

03.01.2022 Thank you Prime Minister and Dr Brendan Nelson for your considered approach to the heroism of Teddy Sheean by recommending Teddy for award of the VC. Thank you Guy Barnett, Minister for Veterans Affairs (Tasmania) for your dedicated effort to ensuring Teddy is appropriately recognised for his extraordinary effort on 1st December 1942. Let's not forget the favourable comments by VADM Michael Noonan, Chief of Navy when heard by the Tribunal. May we be worthy of Teddy's sacrifice. Royal Australian Navy Guy Barnett

02.01.2022 A virtual service provided by the Shrine of Remembrance, Melbourne.