Lieutenant George Gosse, RANVR,
received the George Cross for defusing,
at great personal risk, a new 'oyster'
type of mine in Bremen harbour,
Germany, in 1945.

[Imperial War Museum (IWM) A 30625]

During World War II, the ships of the Royal Australian Navy carried troops, escorted merchant ships, carried out bombardments and provided support for Allied operations in seas and oceans throughout the world. In 'Peril on the Sea' learn about the kamikaze attacks on HMAS Australia, land on the beaches of Balikpapan and listen to the sounds of the 'Ceremonial Sunset' played to honour those lost at sea.

Bibliography

G Hermon Gill, Australia in the War of 1939-1945; Series Two, Navy, Vol I - Royal Australian Navy 1939-1942, Canberra, 1957.

G Hermon Gill, Australia in the War of 1939-1945; Series Two, Navy, Vol II - Royal Australian Navy 1942 - 1945, Canberra,1968.

David Stevens, The Royal Australian Navy in World War II, St. Leonards, 1996.

John Reeve and David Stevens (eds.) The face of naval battle, Sydney, 2003.

Operation CLICK: Anzac to Kokoda

is a classroom resource which draws on and encourages the use of the following Veterans' Affairs websites:
• Australia’s War 1939–1945 – www.ww2australia.gov.au
• Visit Gallipoli – www.anzacsite.gov.au

You may download Work sheets - provided in PDF file format.

The resource book and CD-ROM package contains lessons that can be used in many contexts in History and Studies of Society and Environment (SOSE) classrooms. They were written by experienced history teachers with three aims in mind:

• to provide both beginning and experienced teachers with lessons using the two websites as core resources
• to invite teachers to explore more effective ways of encouraging their students to incorporate ICT skills into their classroom learning activities
• to provide exciting and original lessons that will encourage young Australians to learn more about Australia’s wartime heritage through the stories and images provided on the two websites.