This book is different! Author William Trimble meticulously described McCain’s rise through the “black shoe” navy, his decision to become a naval aviator at the age of 52, and his leadership as a Fast Carrier Task Force Commander during some of the most important WWII naval battles leading to the Japanese surrender. McCain III, wrote a memoir that captured what it meant to follow in his footsteps. A Leader Born by Alton Keith Gilbert concentrated on the personality of the man and his accomplishments as a carrier commander. McCain but none of them cover all aspects of this unusual naval officer. Several books have been written about Admiral John S. McCain in the early 1940s ( Naval History and Heritage Command) Reeves, Australians in action in New Guinea, W.C.Admiral John S. Transcribed roll of naval contingent of the ANMEF, from L.C.Includes lists of names for both the military and naval contingents and identifies the Queensland volunteers in the naval contingent Burnell, How Australia took German New Guinea: an illustrated record, W.C. Nominal roll of Australian Naval and Military Expeditionary force to New Guinea, 1914–18 war (military component, complete original roll), official record, Australian War Memorial, AWM190.Search the First World War unit embarkation rolls. John Perryman, The Australian Naval and Military Expeditionary Force – first to fight, 1914 (Royal Australian Navy website).David Henness, “ A hundred years on: the Australian Naval and Military Expeditionary Force (AN&MEF)” (Australian War Memorial blog post).The ANMEF was relieved of its administrative responsibilities by the Tropical Force and the men began to leave New Guinea the next day. Colonel Holmes was appointed the Administrator of German New Guinea and the ANMEF took on garrison duties.Ĭolonel Pethebridge took over as administrator on 8 January 1915. Military occupation of German New GuineaĪNMEF forces raised the British flag in Rabaul on 13 September and commenced military occupation of German New Guinea. The following day the naval reservists marched from Kabakaul to Herbertshöhe, while Berrima landed a garrison at Rabaul. RAN Reserve Officer Lieutenant Bond was awarded a Distinguished Service Order for his action in disarming eight Germans and causing the surrender of 20 New Guineans. New Guinea troops suffered 41 casualties, with 30 killed and 11 wounded. The men met some resistance from German soldiers and New Guinea troops, but with the support of reinforcements the force captured the radio station by 7 pm that evening.Īs a result of the action, six Australians from the ANMEF were killed or died of wounds, and another four were wounded. Their orders were to destroy the radio tower at Bita Paka, seven kilometres inland. On the morning of 11 September 1914, a party of 25 naval reservists landed at Kabakaul. The convoy rendezvoused with HMAS Australia at Rossel Island before continuing on to Rabaul. Submarines AE1 and AE2 joined the convoy on the way to Port Moresby, where it was met by HMAS Warrego and Yarra and the requisitioned liner Kanowna (which was sent home shortly afterward following an on-board mutiny by the ship's stokers and did not take part in any action). While the ANMEF was training at Palm Island, near Townsville, Berrima was joined by the stores ship Aorangi and HMAS Encounter. The ANMEF left Sydney on 19 August aboard HMAT Berrima escorted by HMAS Sydney. An additional militia battalion from north Queensland was to join the force at Port Moresby. Due to the urgency of organising the force, the military component was enlisted only from New South Wales.Īs well as the infantry battalion and naval brigade, the force included two machine-gun sections, a signals section, and a medical section. The naval reservists were drawn from Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria, and South Australia. Less than ten days later Colonel William Holmes DSO had recruited, equipped, and embarked a 1,000-strong infantry battalion and 500 naval reservists and ex-seamen. Recruiting for the Australian Naval and Military Expeditionary Force (ANMEF) began on 10 August 1914. Raising the Australian Naval and Military Expeditionary ForceĪ special force was to be raised for this task. When Britain declared war on Germany, Australia was asked to destroy the radio stations and to occupy German New Guinea and the surrounding areas. These stations enabled them to communicate quickly with Germany and with German ships in the region. During the late 1800s and early 1900s the Germans established a network of powerful wireless and telegraph stations in the south-west Pacific.
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