WA Presentation
NOC-WA held a Christmas Dinner at Fremantle Yacht Club on Thursday 9 December 2021 during which our immediate past Chairman, Commander Bob Mummery, OAM, RAN ret’d was presented with a […]
Category: People
Naval Hero – Vice Admiral Sir Henry Burrell, KBE, CB
Vice Admiral Sir Henry Burrell, KBE, CB Vice Admiral Burrell shares with Vice Admiral Creswell a sense of strategic vision for Australia and its Navy. Although he commanded two successive […]
Captain Martin Toohey RAN Ret’d – Eulogy
CAPT Martin John Toohey RAN Eulogy delivered on 25 June 2021 By CAPT Dale Stephens RAN (Prepared with the assistance of CAPT Mark Fitzpatrick RAN) We have lost a fine […]
Naval Hero – Commander Maurice Samuel Batterham OBE RANVR
Maurice Batterham served as a diver and mine and bomb clearance expert for much of WWII, regularly putting his life on the line To read his story click on the […]
Naval Hero – Rear Admiral Frederick William Purves, CBE, RAN
Frederick William Purves was a civilian-trained engineer who rose to the rank of Rear Admiral. He was instrumental in a number of key developments for the RAN. To read his […]
Naval Hero – Captain Harry Howden CBE RAN
Captain Harry Howden saw extensive action in both World Wars. He was a Charismatic Warrior. To read his life story click on the heading of this article and then click […]
Guy Griffiths Reminiscences
CLICK ON THE IMAGE BELOW TO ACCESS THE ARTICLE FEATURING GUY GRIFFITHS. https://www.navalofficer.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/Reconnaisance.jpg
Commander Rohan Edwin (Ted) Lesh RAN Rtd; 21 May 1925 – 28 November 2010
Commander Rohan Edwin (Ted) Lesh RAN Rtd; 21 May 1925 – 28 November 2010 (This obituary was first published in NOCN 84, 1 March 2011.) Ted was a soft touch […]
Captain FN Cook DSC RAN – A Fortunate Naval Career in WW2
Frederick Norton Cook joined the Royal Australian Naval College as a Cadet Midshipman in 1919. In 1936 he served as Flag Lieutenant to the Fleet Commander, Rear Admiral WTR Ford CB, onboard HA/L4S […]
A SUNSET BANYAN
byTom de Voil, Nicholson VIC I was MEO of HMAS Duchess in 1972 and we were secured alongside in the Stores Basin in Singapore when it was similarly busy. We […]