Image Gallery: October 2006
"UNKNOWN SAILOR" From Christmas Island
26 October 2006
The Australian War Memorial records the contents of all material left in its custody for research or donation on an Interim Receipt. This is a legal document to enable depositors and the Memorial to have a detailed record of the material left in the Memorial’s custody. It sets out the terms and conditions under which the material is deposited.
A copy of the receipt is given to the depositor, one copy stays with the material and a further copy is placed on file.
The receipt also records
- Details of the depositor: their name, contact numbers
- When the material was deposited.
- Who the owner of the material is
- The purpose of depositing the material; and
- The condition of the material on arrival at the Memorial – this can also be documented using a digital camera.
It enables the Memorial to track, and keep safe material entrusted to it which is important to families when they are depositing their family member’s war memorabilia.
This receipt is then a reference point for the depositor if they want to enquire after their material.
During the process, material being deposited is sometimes placed into alternative packaging as appropriate, to ensure the long term care of the items.
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| 19410201ran0000_013 HMAS Sydney (II) Low-res | High-re |
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| 19410201ran0000_032 HMAS Sydney (II) Sydney Harbour. Low-res | High-res |
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| 20060918ran0000_002 Cemetry path. (Date taken: 18 September 2006) Low-res | High-res |
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| 220060924ran0000_001 "The Navy-led expedition team conduct the search for the unmarked grave in the Old European Cemetery on Christmas Island containing the 'unknown sailor' thought to be a crew member from HMAS Sydney (II), which sank with all 645 men aboard on 19 November 1941. (Date taken: 18 September 2006) Low-res | High-res |
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| 20060924ran0000_002 "The Navy-led expedition team conduct the search for the unmarked grave in the Old European Cemetery on Christmas Island containing the 'unknown sailor' thought to be a crew member from HMAS Sydney (II), which sank with all 645 men aboard on 19 November 1941. (Date taken: 18 September 2006) Low-res | High-res |
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| 20060924ran0000_003 "The Navy-led expedition team conduct the search for the unmarked grave in the Old European Cemetery on Christmas Island containing the 'unknown sailor' thought to be a crew member from HMAS Sydney (II), which sank with all 645 men aboard on 19 November 1941. (Date taken: 18 September 2006) Low-res | High-res |
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| 20060924ran0000_004 "The Navy-led expedition team conduct the search for the unmarked grave in the Old European Cemetery on Christmas Island containing the 'unknown sailor' thought to be a crew member from HMAS Sydney (II), which sank with all 645 men aboard on 19 November 1941. (Date taken: 18 September 2006) Low-res | High-res |
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| 20060924ran0000_005 "The Navy-led expedition team conduct the search for the unmarked grave in the Old European Cemetery on Christmas Island containing the 'unknown sailor' thought to be a crew member from HMAS Sydney (II), which sank with all 645 men aboard on 19 November 1941. (Date taken: 18 September 2006) Low-res | High-res |
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| 20060924ran0000_006 "The Navy-led expedition team conduct the search for the unmarked grave in the Old European Cemetery on Christmas Island containing the 'unknown sailor' thought to be a crew member from HMAS Sydney (II), which sank with all 645 men aboard on 19 November 1941. (Date taken: 18 September 2006) Low-res | High-res |
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| 20060924ran0000_006 "The Navy-led expedition team conduct the search for the unmarked grave in the Old European Cemetery on Christmas Island containing the 'unknown sailor' thought to be a crew member from HMAS Sydney (II), which sank with all 645 men aboard on 19 November 1941. (Date taken: 18 September 2006) Low-res | High-res |
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| 20060924ran0000_007 "The Navy-led expedition team conduct the search for the unmarked grave in the Old European Cemetery on Christmas Island containing the 'unknown sailor' thought to be a crew member from HMAS Sydney (II), which sank with all 645 men aboard on 19 November 1941. (Date taken: 18 September 2006) Low-res | High-res |
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| 20060924ran0000_009 "The Navy-led expedition team conduct the search for the unmarked grave in the Old European Cemetery on Christmas Island containing the 'unknown sailor' thought to be a crew member from HMAS Sydney (II), which sank with all 645 men aboard on 19 November 1941. (Date taken: 18 September 2006) Low-res | High-res |
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| 20060924ran0000_010 "The Navy-led expedition team conduct the search for the unmarked grave in the Old European Cemetery on Christmas Island containing the 'unknown sailor' thought to be a crew member from HMAS Sydney (II), which sank with all 645 men aboard on 19 November 1941. (Date taken: 18 September 2006) Low-res | High-res |
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| 20060924ran0000_011 "The Navy-led expedition team conduct the search for the unmarked grave in the Old European Cemetery on Christmas Island containing the 'unknown sailor' thought to be a crew member from HMAS Sydney (II), which sank with all 645 men aboard on 19 November 1941. (Date taken: 18 September 2006) Low-res | High-res |
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| 20060924ran0000_012 "The Navy-led expedition team conduct the search for the unmarked grave in the Old European Cemetery on Christmas Island containing the 'unknown sailor' thought to be a crew member from HMAS Sydney (II), which sank with all 645 men aboard on 19 November 1941. (Date taken: 18 September 2006) Low-res | High-res |
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| 20060924ran0000_015 "The Navy-led expedition team conduct the search for the unmarked grave in the Old European Cemetery on Christmas Island containing the 'unknown sailor' thought to be a crew member from HMAS Sydney (II), which sank with all 645 men aboard on 19 November 1941. (Date taken: 18 September 2006) Low-res | High-res |
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| 20060924ran0000_018 "The Navy-led expedition team conduct the search for the unmarked grave in the Old European Cemetery on Christmas Island containing the 'unknown sailor' thought to be a crew member from HMAS Sydney (II), which sank with all 645 men aboard on 19 November 1941. (Date taken: 18 September 2006) Low-res | High-res |
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| 20060925ran0000_017 "The Navy-led expedition team conduct the search for the unmarked grave in the Old European Cemetery on Christmas Island containing the 'unknown sailor' thought to be a crew member from HMAS Sydney (II), which sank with all 645 men aboard on 19 November 1941. (Date taken: 18 September 2006) Low-res | High-res |
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| 20060925ran0000_019 "The Navy-led expedition team conduct the search for the unmarked grave in the Old European Cemetery on Christmas Island containing the 'unknown sailor' thought to be a crew member from HMAS Sydney (II), which sank with all 645 men aboard on 19 November 1941. (Date taken: 18 September 2006) Low-res | High-res |
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| 20060925ran0000_020 "The Navy-led expedition team conduct the search for the unmarked grave in the Old European Cemetery on Christmas Island containing the 'unknown sailor' thought to be a crew member from HMAS Sydney (II), which sank with all 645 men aboard on 19 November 1941. (Date taken: 18 September 2006) Low-res | High-res |
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| 20060926ran0000_021 "The Navy-led expedition team conduct the search for the unmarked grave in the Old European Cemetery on Christmas Island containing the 'unknown sailor' thought to be a crew member from HMAS Sydney (II), which sank with all 645 men aboard on 19 November 1941. (Date taken: 18 September 2006) Low-res | High-res |
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| 20060926ran0000_022 "The Navy-led expedition team conduct the search for the unmarked grave in the Old European Cemetery on Christmas Island containing the 'unknown sailor' thought to be a crew member from HMAS Sydney (II), which sank with all 645 men aboard on 19 November 1941. (Date taken: 18 September 2006) Low-res | High-res |
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| 20060927ran0000_023 "The Navy-led expedition team conduct the search for the unmarked grave in the Old European Cemetery on Christmas Island containing the 'unknown sailor' thought to be a crew member from HMAS Sydney (II), which sank with all 645 men aboard on 19 November 1941. (Date taken: 18 September 2006) Low-res | High-res |
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| 20060930ran0000_024 "The Navy-led expedition team conduct the search for the unmarked grave in the Old European Cemetery on Christmas Island containing the 'unknown sailor' thought to be a crew member from HMAS Sydney (II), which sank with all 645 men aboard on 19 November 1941. (Date taken: 18 September 2006) Low-res | High-res |
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| 20060930ran0000_025 "The Navy-led expedition team conduct the search for the unmarked grave in the Old European Cemetery on Christmas Island containing the 'unknown sailor' thought to be a crew member from HMAS Sydney (II), which sank with all 645 men aboard on 19 November 1941. (Date taken: 18 September 2006) Low-res | High-res |
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| 20061001ran0000_026 "The Navy-led expedition team conduct the search for the unmarked grave in the Old European Cemetery on Christmas Island containing the 'unknown sailor' thought to be a crew member from HMAS Sydney (II), which sank with all 645 men aboard on 19 November 1941. (Date taken: 18 September 2006) Low-res | High-res |
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| 20061003ran0000_027 "The Navy-led expedition team conduct the search for the unmarked grave in the Old European Cemetery on Christmas Island containing the 'unknown sailor' thought to be a crew member from HMAS Sydney (II), which sank with all 645 men aboard on 19 November 1941. (Date taken: 18 September 2006) Low-res | High-res |
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| 20061003ran0000_028 "The Navy-led expedition team conduct the search for the unmarked grave in the Old European Cemetery on Christmas Island containing the 'unknown sailor' thought to be a crew member from HMAS Sydney (II), which sank with all 645 men aboard on 19 November 1941. (Date taken: 18 September 2006) Low-res | High-res |
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| 20061004ran0000_029 "The Navy-led expedition team conduct the search for the unmarked grave in the Old European Cemetery on Christmas Island containing the 'unknown sailor' thought to be a crew member from HMAS Sydney (II), which sank with all 645 men aboard on 19 November 1941. (Date taken: 18 September 2006) Low-res | High-res |
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| 20061007ran0000_030 "The Navy-led expedition team conduct the search for the unmarked grave in the Old European Cemetery on Christmas Island containing the 'unknown sailor' thought to be a crew member from HMAS Sydney (II), which sank with all 645 men aboard on 19 November 1941. (Date taken: 18 September 2006) Low-res | High-res |
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| 20061008ran0000_031 "The Navy-led expedition team conduct the search for the unmarked grave in the Old European Cemetery on Christmas Island containing the 'unknown sailor' thought to be a crew member from HMAS Sydney (II), which sank with all 645 men aboard on 19 November 1941. (Date taken: 18 September 2006) Low-res | High-res |
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| 20061026/20061024adf8054893_003_th.jpg Captain Jim Parsons, team leader for the Christmas Island Project, hands over artifacts found at the grave site of the unknown sailor to the Australian War Memorial's Assistant Registrar, Georgia Cunningham. (Date taken: 18 September 2006) Low-res | High-res |
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| 20061024adf8054893_008 Captain Jim Parsons, team leader for the Christmas Island Project, hands over artifacts found at the grave site of the unknown sailor to the Australian War Memorial's Assistant Registrar, Georgia Cunningham. (Date taken: 18 September 2006) Low-res | High-res |
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| 20061024adf8054893_011 The Australian War Memorial's Assistant Registrar, Georgia Cunningham photographs the artifacts found in the grave site of the Unknown Sailor. (Date taken: 18 September 2006) Low-res | High-res |
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| 20061024adf8054893_022 Captain Jim Parsons, team leader for the Christmas Island Project, hands over artifacts found at the grave site of the unknown sailor to the Australian War Memorial's Assistant Registrar, Georgia Cunningham. (Date taken: 18 September 2006) Low-res | High-res |
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| 20061024adf8054893_024 Captain Jim Parsons, team leader for the Christmas Island Project, hands over artifacts found at the grave site of the unknown sailor to the Australian War Memorial's Assistant Registrar, Georgia Cunningham. (Date taken: 18 September 2006) Low-res | High-res |
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