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Image Not Available for Neville to Lieutenant Commander Desmond Menlove RANR(s), 25 September 1942
Neville to Lieutenant Commander Desmond Menlove RANR(s), 25 September 1942
Image Not Available for Neville to Lieutenant Commander Desmond Menlove RANR(s), 25 September 1942

Neville to Lieutenant Commander Desmond Menlove RANR(s), 25 September 1942

Date1942
Object numberANMS1399[008]
NameLetter
MediumPaper, ink
DimensionsOverall: 250 x 205 mm
ClassificationsEphemera
Credit LineANMM Collection Gift from the Menlove family
Terms
    SignificanceThis material forms part of a large collection of photgraphs and other records of Desmond Menlove's career in the Royal Australian Navy Reserve as well as his career in merchant shipping. Desmond Menlove was famous for his role in sinking the first Japanese submarine in World War II, as Lieutenant Commander of HMAS DELORAINE. He also commanded HMAS KAPUNDA and HMAS LATROBE during World War II.