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Did Winston Churchill visited HMAS Australia sometime between late 1940 - early 1941? Hi Mac, How have you been? I hope you enjoyed "Stoking the Fires". I was hoping you may be able to confirm something for me that I stumbled upon the other day. I noticed this item on Ebay, which seemed to indicate that Winston Churchill visited HMAS Australia sometime between late 1940 - early 1941. Could you please advise if this occurred, and if so what your memories of the visit are. BTW:- In case you get this tonight, the ABC has a documentary, "The Hunt for HMAS Sydney" on at 8:30pm tonight. I thought it might be of interest. Stephen Lynch
Nice to hear from you. I certainly did enjoy my devouring of your Book Stoking The Fires, great read. I joined HMAS Australia in September 1939 and served in her until about May 1941, I can assure you that Winston Churchill never visited the ship in my time in her, over that period of time. I am aware of the Sydney programme on the ABC supposedly tonight, but its not listed in today's AGE TV programmes. Must wait and see. Best wishes, |
