The Navy?
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Was Grand-dad In The Navy?
Anyone knowing the where bouts of a 95-year-old, ex-able *aman, preferably with black atch and wooden leg, who saw irvice with the Royal Australian r avy on July 10, 1911, please immunicate with the Secretary f the Navy in Canberra.
The RAN, which is celebrating s jubilee this year, is anxious > discover surviving members of s “pioneer” fleet. Naval records f 1911 show that there were 370 fficers and men in the per \anent naval forces on July 11. ut no existing records show leir whereabouts now.
Optimistically, a naval PRO iggested that surviving sailors ould be aged between 68 and 5 years old!
Souvenir booklets and a pos ble invitation to the celebra ons are open to these old sea DgS.