Captain Alexander Albert Townsend M.I. Mar.E., C.Eng., M.R.I.N.A., RAN, Rtd.

More follows. Death notice in Canberra Times tomorrow. A former RN artificer in WWII who was sunk at least once. Also served in SEA (Java) in the immediate post-war period. Transferred to the RAN and served in several HMA ships including during the Malayan Emergency. Commissioning crew of HMAS Perth in the US. Involved in the planning of the Fleet Base West in WA. Earlier, he was involved in the construction of the Attack class patrol boats.