Thirty-eight Australian troopships and ten New Zealand troopships, making up the first convoy, leave Albany, Western Australia bound for Egypt. All of them would travel further than any army in history to defend the British Empire. Sadly though, of the forty-six local soldiers on board the first convoy, twelve would never see Australia again, their fate being a grave in a cemetery overseas.

Able Seaman Robert Croydon McComas (Montrose): Is part of the crew of the HMAS Sydney who is escorting the first convoy.