Credit LineAustralian National Maritime Museum Collection Gift from John Withers OAM
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DescriptionColour photograph of the HMAS VOYAGER Communications Team taken from HMAS VAMPIRE.
The photograph shows the communications team in full uniform standing on the deck. The team are in the following order left to right Glenderman, John Betts, Buck Rogers, Ron Way, John Withers, Alan Hellier, Jack Shave, RS Shaw, RS Ronhow and an unidentifed Lieutenant.SignificanceJohn Withers' documents provide significant detail on HMAS VOYAGERs' operational history prior to its collision with HMAS MELBOURNE in 1964. This includes photos of crewmembers at foreign ports during VOYAGERs 1963 deployment to South East Asia, and images taken by Withers of RAN Daring ship VAMPIRE and other allied vessels operating in the region.
