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ANU Archive Item Open Access AHS Manunda - Damage to decksPhotographer: not knownANU Archive Item Open Access AHS Manunda - Damage to decksPhotographer: not knownOn the morning of 19 February 1942, Manunda was damaged during the Japanese air raids on Darwin, despite her highly prominent red cross markings on a white background. 13 members of the ships’ crew and hospital staff were killed, 19 others were seriously wounded and another 40 or so received minor wounds. The Manunda was able to act as a casualty clearing station for injured personnel from other ships involved in the attack. She sailed to Fremantle the next day. Captain James Garden was later awarded the OBE, in 1945, for his bravery and skill, both during the attacks, in leading a fire extinguishing team on the ship and in later navigating it by the stars to Fremantle with no navigation equipment and a jury-rigged steering system.ANU Archive Item Open Access AHS Manunda - Damage to decksPhotographer: not knownANU Archive Item Open Access AHS Manunda - Damage to decksPhotographer: not knownANU Archive Item Open Access AHS Manunda - Damage to funnelPhotographer: not knownOn the morning of 19 February 1942, Manunda was damaged during the Japanese air raids on Darwin, despite her highly prominent red cross markings on a white background. 13 members of the ships’ crew and hospital staff were killed, 19 others were seriously wounded and another 40 or so received minor wounds. The Manunda was able to act as a casualty clearing station for injured personnel from other ships involved in the attack. She sailed to Fremantle the next day. Captain James Garden was later awarded the OBE, in 1945, for his bravery and skill, both during the attacks, in leading a fire extinguishing team on the ship and in later navigating it by the stars to Fremantle with no navigation equipment and a jury-rigged steering system.ANU Archive Item Open Access AHS Manunda - Embarking sick and wounded at LaePhotographer: not knownTSMV Manunda was converted to a hospital ship in 1940 and saw service in both the Middle East and Pacific Campaigns, specifically New Guinea.ANU Archive Item Open Access HMAT WarildaPhotographer: not knownHMAT Warilda (His Majesty's Australian Transport) was a 7713 ton vessel, built by William Beardmore and Company in Glasgow as the SS Warilda for the Adelaide Steamship Company. She was designed for the East-West Australian coastal service, but following the start of the first world war, was converted into a troopship, then later, in 1916, into a hospital ship. On 3 August 1918, HMAT Warilda was transporting wounded soldiers from Le Havre, France to Southampton when she was torpedoed by the German submarine UC-49. This was despite being marked clearly with the Red Cross. The ship sank in about two hours and 123 of the 801 persons on board were lost. Amongst the survivors was her commander, Captain Sim, who was later awarded the OBE by King George V. Her wreck lies in the English Channel. (ref. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMAT_Warilda).ANU Archive Item Open Access HMAT Warilda alongside another hospital ship in the English ChannelPhotographer: not knownANU Archive Item Open Access TSMV Manunda as a hospital shipPhotographer: not knownTSMV Manunda, an Australian registered and crewed passenger ship, was converted to a hospital ship in 1940. During the war she saw service in both the Middle East and Pacific Campaigns, specifically New Guinea.ANU Archive Item Open Access TSMV Manunda as a hospital shipPhotographer: not knownTSMV Manunda, an Australian registered and crewed passenger ship, was converted to a hospital ship in 1940. During the war she saw service in both the Middle East and Pacific Campaigns, specifically New Guinea.