Category Archives: History News

I received notice from Eric’s son that his father Leading Signalman Eric Lewis James REVELL passed away last year in Australia and that he had stumbled upon our Association Blog.  I have done a little digging and have come up … Continue reading →

You will remember that during WWII Communications Training was conducted at the shore establishment HMNZS TASMAN located in Lyttleton.  John Bullock has been digging and has come up with the following information. click on image to enlarge Here is a … Continue reading →

This report was missing from the Our History section of the blog.  Thanks to Tony Bullock for providing the Association with a copy of the report to complete our listing.  If you wish to read this report go to the … Continue reading →

Here are a couple of pictures which might take a few of you back in time.  Double click on image to enlarge.  These pictures and a few more have been loaded up under the HMNZS IRIRANGI in the Gallery Section.   … Continue reading →

The timeline of HMNZS IRIRANGI has been posted under the history tab or you can access the article by clicking this LINK Two more reports by the Naval Board to the Defence Council have been posted.  These cover the years … Continue reading →

I have uploaded the oral history of Signalman Albert Steven BANBURY known as BAM. BAM joined the Navy in 1941 and was posted to Singapore.  He was present at the ‘Fall of Singapore’ to the Japanese.  An interesting insight to … Continue reading →

The Oral History for Yeoman Alex Wheldale has been uploaded to the History Tab or you can select it by clicking this Link.  This oral history is very large and covers Wheldale’s naval expolits in great detail throughout the Second … Continue reading →

The Oral History of Chief Yeoman ‘Bully’ Martinson – Chief Yeoman at the Battle of the River Plate has been uploaded to the site.  His story can be read by selecting the history tab or clicking this Link. Webmaster

Chapter 8 has been added to the Unofficial History of RNZN Communications.  This Chapter covers Cryptography and makes for interesting reading.   There has been many advances beyond what this chapter covers and hopefully this can be added to and brought … Continue reading →

Have a look at the Harry Coatsworth Story under the History Section.  Peter Smith has spent many hours putting this together and it is a great read.    Harry Coatsworth was one of the many Post Office Tels who joined the … Continue reading →