Commonwealth Gallery

An Exact Delineation of the cities of London and Westminster and the suburbs (engraving)

XJF2639696 An Exact Delineation of the cities of London and Westminster and the suburbs (engraving) by Faithorne, William (1616-91) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: 1857 copy by Richard Newcourt of the 1658 Faithorne map of London during the Commonwealth, just before the Great Fire, with houses close together and narrow streets.); British, out of copyright

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HMAS Yarra - River-Class Torpedo Destroyer

Royal Australian Navy - HMAS Yarra / HMS Yarra, a River-Class Torpedo Destroyer, making way at speed, on the River Clyde during manufacturers trials in 1910. Yarra was built by William Denny & Bros., Dumbarton in 1910, to a 1909 order, for the Commonwealth Naval Forces (the predecessor of the RAN). Yarra was temporarily commissioned into the Royal Navy on completion in 1910 and handed over to Australian control on arrival in Australia. From 1914 to 1917, Yarra was involved in wartime patrols in the Pacific and South East Asian regions, before she and her sister ships were transferred to the Mediterranean Sea for anti-submarine operations. She returned to Australia in 1919 and was used primarily to train naval reservists. Decommissioned into reserve then reactivated on five occasions between 1919 and 1928, Yarra was paid off for the final time in 1928 and taken to Cockatoo Island Dockyard for stripping, before being sunk as a target ship in 1932. Date: 1910

© A The Peter Butt Aviation Collection / Mary Evans AA The Peter Butt Aviation Collection / Mary Evans

Typical Commonwealth War Grave CWGC signs, Potijze

The typical, ubiquitous CWGC green signs with white lettering, point to Potijze Chateau Grounds, Potijze Chateau Lawn and Potijze Chateau Wood Cemeteries. Date: 2016

© Holts Battlefield Collection / Mary Evans

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