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HMAS PERTH (I) MEMORIAL 

Foundation Launch Nedlands Yacht Club

On the 16th of February the Nedlands Yacht Club, as part of their annual HMAS Perth (I) memorial Regatta, hosted the launch of the HMAS Perth (I) Memorial Foundation Inc.  In front of a large number of guests, the Foundation was formally launched by the Chair of the Foundation, Captain Angela Bond RAN and Commodore Malcolm Wise OAM. 

Speakers included Mr Barry Court AM, Patron of the yacht club, Captain Michael Donnelly USN Rtd, Captain Ainsley Morethorpe RAN, and Colin Bancroft, son of Arthur Bancroft a survivor of the Perth.

 

 

Commodore Wise inspecting the Guard of Honour.
Officials and guests at the ceremony.
Commodore Wise sharing a joke with Capt Bond and Colin Bancroft.
Capt. A Bond address the guests.
Commodore Wise addressing the guests.
Commodore Wise and Capt. Bond.