Royal Australian Navy Captain John Collins aboard HMAS Sydney, 22 July 1940Captain John Collins on the day that he handed over control of HMAS Shropshire to the Royal Australian Navy, 1943Members of the Australian Mission Group at the Japanese surrender talks, Japan, 20 Aug 1945; left to right: Cdre John Collins, Lt Gen Frank Berryman, Capt Roy Dowling, Air Cdre Raymond Brownell
Royal Australian Navy Captain John Collins aboard HMAS Sydney, 22 July 1940Captain John Collins on the day that he handed over control of HMAS Shropshire to the Royal Australian Navy, 1943Members of the Australian Mission Group at the Japanese surrender talks, Japan, 20 Aug 1945; left to right: Cdre John Collins, Lt Gen Frank Berryman, Capt Roy Dowling, Air Cdre Raymond Brownell
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