What was the Unknown Sailor of Christmas Island wearing? Part Four.

Part One was here.

Part Two was here.

Part Three was here.

Here I shall give online resources I have referenced and relied upon thus far.

With renewed interested in HMAS Sydney (II) consequent to announcement of the discovery of Kormoran's wreck together with battle debris belived to be from HMAS Sydney (II), this will assist some people landing on this  blog.

USEFUL LINKS about the Unknown Sailor of Christmas Island:

National Archives of Australia Recordsearch.

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Joint Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade, Completed Inquiry: The loss of HMAS Sydney, Report.

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The Sinking of HMAS Sydney A guide to Commonwealth Governement Records by Richard Summerrell (1999).

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ABC 7.30 report story 28 July 2000 - Govt agrees to fund search for Unknown Sailor.

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Australia's Forgotten Son by Glenys McDonald.

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Western Australian Museum HMAS Sydney reading list.

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An analysis of the HMAS Sydney / HSK Kormoran engagement.

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RAN History - Archives HMAS Sydney / Kormoran documents: Documents confiscated from repatriated Kormoran POWs afte there arrival in the UK on SS. Orontes.  RAN Naval Intelligence had sent a request to the RN to have the former prisoners searched upon arrival in the UK.

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RAN History archives summary of HMAS Sydney (II) and Kormoran - Lifeboat Workshop  23 - 24 APR 03.

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Australian Defence Report 3 October 2006 giving details of expedition to Christmas Island to locate the remains.

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Defence Media Briefing 26 October 2006, Remains of Unknown Sailor located on Christmas Island.

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Defence online media room brief report including several photographs of the search for the remains, and relics deposited with the Australian War Memorial for analysis and safekeeping.

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Article from Defence Magazine issue November/December 2006 giving general summary of search status prior to the DNA analysis.

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Media release on 17 December 2006 by Minister Assisting the Minister for Defence: Findings of initial ballistics analysis relating to unkknown sailor.

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18 December 2006 ABC news story detailing the metal fragment in unknown sailor's remains was shrapnel, not a bullet as was first thought.

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Media release on 12 February 2007 by Minister Assisting the Minister for Defence detailing the metallurgical analysis of the shrapnel fragment found in the exhumed remains of the Unknown Sailor.

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Media release on 23 June 2007 by Minister Assisting the Minister for Defence detailing phase one of search for surviving relatives for DNA match and that the corpse had been wearing white overalls.

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Navy paper 12 July 2007 Bid to identify unknown sailor.

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Media release on 06 August 2007 by Minister Assisting the Minister for Defence detailing conclusion that the corpse had been wearing white overalls and phase two of search for survising relatives for DNA match.

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The bone sailor - The Bulletin, September 4 2007, p.23

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Details of the Mutiny on Christmas Island in March 1941 and the Japanese invasion of the island.

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BBC Radio 4 podded broadcast of interview with the son of Captain Leonard Williams who was murdered during the Christmas Island mutiny in March 1941.

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Discussion forum entry by melliget (surely Martin Elliget a frequent corresspondent to Mackenaie Gregory) wherin he canvasses many identical questions which I have raised about the conflicting evidence regarding blue coveralls versus white coveralls.

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Digger History 3:  German Naval Uniforms.

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