Les,

 

The Navy and the Foundation are keen to establish a database of relatives so that they can be contacted for involvement in future commemorations and for construction of the Virtual Memorial on the World Wide Web.  Could you please spread the word that there are a number of ways for relatives to record their details and it is essential that they do so as we do not know who they are?

 

Navy (Sea Power Centre) Toll-free phone number 1800 005 687 during Business Hours Eastern Time.

 

Navy Website www.navy.gov.au - click on image of HMAS Sydney II

 

Links via our Website www.findingsydney.com

 

Write to us via The Finding Sydney Foundation, PO Box 7798, CLOISTERS SQUARE, WA, 6850

 

A recent media release, apparently unnoticed by the nation’s media, is attached below the sig block.

 

Regards

 

Bob

 

 

Commodore Bob Trotter RAN (Ret'd)

Director HMAS SYDNEY Search Pty Ltd

08 9261 7749;  0418 487 158

www.findingsydney.com

 

Minister for Defence Media Mail List

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Thursday, 20 March 2008

026/2008

 

FIND OUT MORE ABOUT HMAS SYDNEY II ONLINE AND ON CALL

 

Where was HMAS Sydney II found exactly? When will video of the wreck be available? May I attend the memorial on 24 of April?

 

All those questions and more can be answered through the HMAS Sydney II website or information line, the Minister for Defence Science and Personnel, the Hon. Warren Snowdon, MP announced today.

 

“Since the discovery of HMAS Sydney II was announced on Monday, many relatives of those lost on the Sydney have been in touch with the Royal Australian Navy seeking further information,” said Mr Snowdon.

 

“And we want to provide them with the latest details of the work happening at the wreck site, and of the planning for the commemorations.

 

“The discovery of HMAS Sydney II was momentous, and with these information services goes our very real condolences to all those family members for the loss of those 645 brave men,” said Mr Snowdon.

 

The web site will be regularly updated regarding upcoming events including, the national memorial service on 24 April at St Andrew’s Cathedral, Sydney, and the commemoration on 19 November, the 67th anniversary of the loss of HMAS Sydney II.

 

The web site contains a fact sheet and web links to the Finding Sydney Foundation web site and Sea Power Centre – Australia.

 

A registration form where relatives can provide their contact details is now available online at www.navy.gov.au – follow the links to the HMAS Sydney II information page.

 

Relatives can also register their details by ringing a toll free number – 1800 005 687 – during working hours.