The Jan 28th Sydney Herald Sun reports that the identity of the HMAS Sydney survivor who washed ashore two months after the battle at Christmas Island is still a mystery and even more of a one.
Last year, it was thought that the list of possible men was down to 16, but now it is at 100.
The metal fragment from the skull has definitely been identified as from a German heavy calibre armor piercing shell.
Tests are still being run on relatives. Of course, the thing that got the count down to 16 was the color of a uniform that was found, which would have been an officer's. Perhaps there has been some new development in that department which the article made no mention.
But the Mystery Continues. --Cooter
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