| Places | |
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| Accession Number | 067336A |
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Negative |
| Place made | Australia: New South Wales |
| Date made | 17 January 1943 |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
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Leading Seaman Frederick W. L. 'Boof' Marsh and Ordinary Seaman L. K. `Tiny' Hage, members of Z ...
Description
Leading Seaman Frederick W. L. 'Boof' Marsh and Ordinary Seaman L. K. `Tiny' Hage, members of Z Special unit, Australian Services Reconnaissance Department, paddling a home-made experimental two man canoe "HMAS LYON" a hard-to-steer craft christened with this name as a joke and "launched" by the Governor General, also as a joke during a visit to Refuge Bay on the Hawkesbury. The canoe was made by Lt Donald Montague Noel Davidson, RNVR, and B3666 AB Frederick (Fred) Walter Lota Marsh, RAN, to fill in time at the Refuge Bay camp while waiting for MV Krait to arrive. The men were at Refuge Bay on the Hawkesbury River before leaving aboard MV Krait on Operation Jaywick.