The H.M.A.S. Armidale was a 'Bathurst' class corvette in the service of the RAN. In December 1942 she was sunk by Japanese planes. Every year the cadets of T.S. Armidale commemorate the heroic deeds of her crew. |
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Lining up before the parade through Armidale |
Lt Tavener (CO), Lt Coombes (Training Officer) & SbLt Voegeli (XO) await the order to march |
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Marching past the Post Office |
Marching behind the Armidale City Band, past the War Memorial Library and the Folk Museum |
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T.S. Armidale at the H.M.A.S. Armidale Memorial in Central Park |
Reverend Richard O'Brien, HMAS ARMIDALE survivor Col Maddigan, Lt Tavener |
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