HMAS Armidale (I) Commemoration

HMAS Armidale (II) conducted a commemoration on the wreck site of HMAS Armidale (I) recently. The former Royal Australian Navy corvette was sunk off the coast of what is now Timor-Leste by Japanese aircraft during World War Two. The lives of 100 crew members were lost as a result of the attack, including that of Ordinary Seaman Edward ‘Teddy’ Sheean’. Teddy’s family was presented the insignia of the Victoria Cross for Australia today for his brave actions on that day 78 years ago.