(AGENPARL) – CANBERRA ven 24 giugno 2022
More than eighty years after HMAS Sydney II was sunk, the Royal Australian Navy has re-dedicated the remains of Able Seaman Thomas Welsby Clark in the War Graves at Geraldton Cemetery, Western Australia.
Previously referred to as the HMAS Sydney II unknown sailor, Able Seaman Clark was formally identified after extensive DNA research in 2021.
Minister for Veterans’ Affairs and Defence Personnel, the Hon Matt Keogh MP said the re-dedication ceremony honoured the bravery of Able Seaman Clark and his 644 shipmates.
Fonte/Source: https://www.minister.defence.gov.au/minister/mkeogh/media-releases/re-dedication-ceremony-honours-former-hmas-sydney-ii-sailor