Edward 'Teddy' Sheean is the first and only Australian Royal Navy Victoria Cross recipient. A life-sized statue and a naval vessel renamed in his honour mark a significant step in the long fight for recognition of the 18-year-old's deeds.
Teddy Shean's nephew Garry Ivory says a new statue of the Tasmania n war hero "means the world" to his family.A life-sized statue has been unveiled and a naval training vessel renamed in honour of Tasmania n war hero Edward 'Teddy' Sheean, as part of Remembrance Day honours.
The memorial statue was revealed at a Remembrance Day service in his hometown of Latrobe, in Tasmania's north-west. Edward 'Teddy' Sheean was a young farm labourer before he enlisted in the Royal Australian Navy in April 1941.Ordinary Seaman Sheean died on 1 December 1942 while defending fellow crew members fleeing the HMAS Armidale while under attack from Japanese aircraft in waters off the island of Timor.
But the fight for recognition of Sheean's wartime bravery has been protracted and marked by setbacks. At the Remembrance Day service on Monday, Mr Ivory said the statue and renaming of the naval training vessel was the "icing on the cake" following the Victoria Cross award."It is just a wonderful feeling that Teddy is remembered by a lot of people, and especially by the local community of Latrobe."Garry Ivory , Guy Barnett and Chief of Navy Vice Admiral Mark Hammond AO attended the statue's unveiling.
"To work side by side with Garry Ivory and the family, and the veterans, for decades to achieve today and give justice to Teddy is overwhelming," Mr Barnett said.
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