The Governor lays a wreath at the Periscope Memorial.
The Governor lays a wreath at the Periscope Memorial.

50th Anniversary Periscope Memorial

The Governor joined Captain Gary Lawton RAN, Commanding Officer HMAS Stirling, Commander Bradley Francis, Commander Australian Submarine Force, Commander Jeremiah Shumway, Deputy for Submarine Operations, Royal Australian Submarine, Mr Anthony Willinge, Honorary Consul, Consulate of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, Cdr RAN (Retd.) Richard Drain, RN Submariners Association Australia Branch President, the Mayor of Fremantle Ms Hannah Fitzhardinge and Chaplain Bradley Galvin, RAN Submarine Force Chaplain at the 50th Anniversary Periscope Memorial Service in Fremantle.

The Governor meets with submariner veterans.
The Governor meets with submariner veterans.

The service marked 50 years since British, American and Dutch submarine crews operated out of Fremantle during WW2.

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