124 Perry Smith Robt L, brushmkr, 209 s Mount SMITH PREMIER TYPEWRITER COM. Red Lead's extraordinary story, of courage, loyalty and love amidst battle, imprisonment and death, is brought vividly to life by bestselling author Roland Perry. White and Red Lead, Litharge W Smith Philip, salesman, 1230 w Cross.

23 The Continuing Cover-up 271 24 To the Front and Back 278 25 Red Cross. From Java to Changi and then on the Thai-Burma Railway, Red Lead was to act as a companion, mascot and occasional protector for a small group of sailors who made it their mission to keep her alive in some of the most hellish prison camps on earth. ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Roland Perry is one of Australias best known authors. Her name was Red Lead, and she was the ship's cat, beloved by the crew and by the Perth's legendary captain Hector Waller.īut surviving shellfire, torpedoes and the fierce currents of the Sunda Strait was only the beginning of the terrible trials Red Lead and the surviving crew were to face over the next three-and-a-half years. Of the 681 men aboard, 328 survived the sinking and made it to shore-and one cat.

Its only the second Range Rover Classic its ever made. Just after midnight on 1 March 1942, Australia's most renowned cruiser, HMAS Perth, was sunk by Japanese naval forces in the Sunda Strait off the coast of Java. Its called Project Red Rover, and its the work of specialist firm ECD Automotive Design. The legendary Australian ship's cat who survived the sinking of HMAS Perth and the Thai-Burma Railway Description - Red Lead: The legendary Australian ship's cat who survived the sinking of HMAS Perth and the Thai-Burma Railway by Roland Perry Just after midnight on 1 March 1942, Australia's most renowned cruiser, HMAS Perth, was sunk by Japanese naval forces in the Sunda Strait off the coast of Java.

Red Lead by Roland Perry