| Situated on Direction Island in the Cocos (Keeling) Islands,
the British Cable and Wireless Station was the target on November 9, 1914,
when Captain von Müller of the German Raider, S.M.S.Emden, sent a party
ashore to destroy the installations. The cables were cut and the
wireless installations destroyed. The staff of the
station offered no resistance and were not harmed.
Mr D.A.G. Farrant was in charge of the Cable and Wireless Station. The following Australians were members at that time: | |
| Mr A.R.Lenthall | Mr A.D.Gregory |
| Mr G.H.K. La Nauze | Mr R.A.Gowen |
| Mr G.A. Redfern | Mr A.M. Griffin |
| Mr J.S. Radford | Mr A.E.Gothard |
| Mr A.L.Reskett | Mr C.E.Shields* |
| Mr J.S. Biggs | Mr P. Croft |
| Mr F.P. Pollock | Mr M. Stewart |
| German landing party from the Emden in front of the Cable and Wireless Station. In the background is a German Officer talking to staff members of the station. |
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