By Leongatha historian, Lyn Skillern
THE sinking of the Montevideo Maru, a Japanese transport ship, on July 1, 1942, Australia’s worst maritime disaster, was commemorated at the Australian War Memorial in Canberra last Friday, July 1, 2022 - its 80th anniversary.
The vessel was carrying 1053 Australian Prisoner
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