TitleSet Of Keys From The Cities Service Boston Object TypeObjectDate1943DescriptionSet of brass keys from the shipwreck 'Cities Service Boston' Bass Point 1943.
Retrieved from the Captain's quarters by Raymond Moore, lifelong resident of Shellharbour and Warilla.Provenance and SignifcanceThe United States tanker 'Cities Service Boston' ran aground at Bass Point, Shellharbour 16 May 1943.
Despite the very rough seas, soldiers from the 6th Australian Machine Gun Battalion AIF rescued the entire crew of 62 Americans, with the tragic loss of four Australian soldiers.
They were Sgt William Francis Allan, Pte Geoffrey William Pitt, Pte Raymond John Snell and Pte Bruce Howard Simmon.
A memorial dedicated to their bravery on the 8th September 1968 stands on the northern side of Bass Point.DonorHarris, Edna
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Set Of Keys From The Cities Service Boston (1943). Shellharbour City Council, accessed 22/07/2026, https://discover.shellharbour.nsw.gov.au/nodes/view/12475
