With his death an historic link with the beginning of the RAN has been severed as Rear Admiral H.A. Showers, CBE was the last survivor of the first entry of ...
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Australian Naval History on 1 March 1913
Training of the first entrants to the Royal Australian Naval College commenced at Osborne House, Geelong, VIC, under CAPT B. M. Chambers, RN. HMS PIONEER, (3rd class cruiser), was presented ...