The Yachties Book Launch
Date
From: Tuesday June 6, 2023, 5:00 pm
To: Tuesday June 6, 2023, 7:00 pm
This is NOT a Pipeclay Club NOR an RACV Club Event
Australian Volunteers in the Royal Navy 1940–45
The Yachties by Janet Roberts Billett is the largely unknown story of exceptional valour of a group of Australian volunteers recruited through the Dominion Yachtsmen Scheme to be trained as officers in the Royal Navy during World War II.
To be launched by Commodore Greg Yorke AM CSC, Senior Naval Officer Victoria on 6 June, 2023 (79th anniversary of D-Day).
Time: 5 for 5.30 pm till 7 pm
Where: Drill Hall, Royal Historical Society of Victoria
239 A’Beckett Street, Melbourne, Victoria, 3000
Getting there: The nearest train station is Flagstaff on the City Loop
RSVP: by 30 May, 2023 to janrobbill@bigpond.com
Buy the Book: The book will be available for purchase at the launch for cash or via EFTPOS
Venue
Drill Hall, Royal Historical Society of Victoria
239 A’Beckett Street,, Melbourne VIC 3000