Royal Australian Navy captain Matt Ryan tells of the heroic actions of Edward ‘Teddy’ Sheean who died trying to protect his shipmates as HMAS Armidale was being attacked by enemy fire.
The 80th anniversary of HMAS Armidale was held in Armidale on Thursday.
Of the 149 people onboard the RAN corvette on Dec 1, 1942, only 49 survived. Video by Rachel Gray for ACM