SURVIVORS OF HEROIC FIGHT — Surviving members of the crew of the destroyer Ghurka, leaving their barracks on leave. Their ship was attacked by overwhelming forces in the Norwegian struggle and sank after fighting until her decks were awash.
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Timaru Herald, Volume CXLVIII, Issue 21648, 8 May 1940, Page 7
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38SURVIVORS OF HEROIC FIGHT—Surviving members of the crew of the destroyer Ghurka, leaving their barracks on leave. Their ship was attacked by overwhelming forces in the Norwegian struggle and sank after fighting until her decks were awash. Timaru Herald, Volume CXLVIII, Issue 21648, 8 May 1940, Page 7
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