Recruit School Moran Division

CMDR W T A Moran RAN, was born at Kalgoorlie, WA in 1903. He entered the RAN College in 1917. On graduation in 1921 he specialised as a torpedo Officer and joined HMAS Brisbane (I). He was promoted to Midshipman in 1921, Sub Lieutenant in 1923 and Lieutenant in 1925.

He served in the battleships HMS Conqueror and HMS Valiant with the Home Fleet and completed his long (T) course in 1929. He was promoted to Commander in 1939 and appointed to the RAN College.

CMDR Moran served in HMAS Canberra (I) in 1940 and 1941 and took Command of HMAS (Vampire) while alongside in Singapore during September 1941. HMAS (Vampire) was in the destroyer screen for HM Ships Prince of Wales and Repulse when Japanese bombers sank them in December 1941 in the China Sea. Onboard HMAS (Vampire), CMDR Moran led the night attack on the Japanese invasion fleet at Endue, Malay in January 1942. He was mentioned in dispatches twice in this period.

CMDR Moran went down with his ship when Japanese aircraft off Trincomalee, Ceylon, sank HMAS Vampire (I) and the aircraft carrier HMS Hermes on 09 April 1942.

Moran Division at Recruit School at HMAS Cerberus is named in Commander Moran’s honour.

General Entry Intakes

Intake 299 - Course commenced on 17 October 2011 and graduates on 27 January 2012. Images available on Navy's Facebook page.
Intake 296 - Course commenced on 25 July 2011 and graduates on 7 October 2011. Images available on Navy's Facebook page.
Intake 293 - Course commenced on 2 May 2011 and graduated on 15 July 2011.
Intake 290 - Course commenced on 7 February 2011 and graduated on 22 April 2011.
Intake 287 - Course commenced on 18 October 2010 and graduated on 28 January 2011.
Intake 284 - Course commenced on 26 July 2010 and graduated on 8 October 2010.
Intake 281 - Course commenced on 3 May 2010 and graduated on 16 July 2010.
Intake 278 - Course commenced on 8 February 2010 and graduated on 23 April 2010.
Intake 275 - Course commenced on 19 October 2009 and graduated on 29 January 2010.
Intake 272 - Course commenced on 27 July 2009 and graduated on 9 October 2009.
Intake 269 - Course commenced on 4 May 2009 and graduated on 17 July 2009.

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