Able Seaman Robert Croydon McComas (Montrose): After undergoing his initial training at HMAS Cerberus at Crib Point, Vic, he is assigned to HMAS Sydney, a Town Class Light Cruiser, one of three ordered from the UK to form the initial Australian Fleet unit. He joins the ship at Portsmouth, England just after it was commissioned and would be part of the crew to sail her back to Australia.