| Accession Number | AWM2016.374.3 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white - Print silver gelatin |
| Maker |
Orloff, A |
| Place made | Australia: Western Australia, Fremantle |
| Date made | c 1940-1941 |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
Studio portrait of 19251 Able Seaman Geoffrey Rosevear DSM, HMAS Sydney (II)
Description
Studio portrait of 19251 Able Seaman Geoffrey Rosevear DSM, HMAS Sydney (II). Born in Launceston, Tasmania, Rosevear enlisted in the Royal Australian Navy on 12 February 1929. During the Second World War he served aboard HMAS Sydney, and was one of six sailors awarded the Distinguished Service Medal for gallantry during the action with the Italian cruiser Bartolomeo Colleoni, off Cape Spada on 19 July 1940. Rosevear was also among the crew lost when the HMAS Sydney was sunk by the German ship Kormoran on 20 November 1941.