Description
Description: RAN Tally Band – HMAS Gympie.
Maker’s Name: N/A
Condition: Very Good
Comments: Royal Australian Navy – Tally Band – HMAS Gympie.
HMAS Gympie (J238/M238), named for the city of Gympie, Queensland, was one of 60 Bathurst-class corvettes constructed during World War II, and one of 36 initially manned and commissioned solely by the Royal Australian Navy (RAN).
The ship received two battle honours for her wartime service: “Pacific 1943–45” and “New Guinea 1943–44”.
