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- Joseph_Burnett abstract "Joseph Burnett (26 December 1899 – 19 November 1941) was a Royal Australian Navy (RAN) officer most widely known as the captain of the light cruiser HMAS Sydney in the battle between HMAS Sydney and HSK Kormoran on 19 November 1941. He fought in both World War I and World War II, serving in the RAN and the Royal Navy (RN), and went down with the Sydney off the coast of Western Australia.The loss of the Sydney was significant for two main reasons. First, it represented the loss of one third of all RAN officers and sailors who died during World War II in a single engagement—and not far from Australian soil, at that. Second, great mystery surrounded its loss. There had been no Australian survivors, and so it was not clear how or why a warship had been in a position to be sunk by a less well-armed merchant raider. As commander of the Sydney, Burnett bore primary responsibility for the ship and its crew, so he was an obvious target for criticism. Investigations into the ship's sinking have tried to examine his apparent decisions in the period leading up to the battle.Regardless of the events of that day, Burnett was viewed as a good man and competent commander by his peers. His sons both pursued naval careers and served in the RAN. Following a successful search for the Sydney and Kormoran that located both wrecks in 2008, controversy surrounding Burnett's command arose again. His younger son, retired Commodore Rory Burnett, has defended him through various public statements.".
- Joseph_Burnett battle Battle_between_HMAS_Sydney_and_German_auxiliary_cruiser_Kormoran.
- Joseph_Burnett battle World_War_I.
- Joseph_Burnett battle World_War_II.
- Joseph_Burnett birthDate "1899-12-26".
- Joseph_Burnett birthPlace Australia.
- Joseph_Burnett birthPlace Singleton,_New_South_Wales.
- Joseph_Burnett birthYear "1899".
- Joseph_Burnett deathDate "1941-11-19".
- Joseph_Burnett deathPlace Carnarvon,_Western_Australia.
- Joseph_Burnett deathPlace Indian_Ocean.
- Joseph_Burnett deathYear "1941".
- Joseph_Burnett militaryBranch Royal_Australian_Navy.
- Joseph_Burnett militaryBranch Royal_Navy.
- Joseph_Burnett militaryCommand "HMAS Sydney".
- Joseph_Burnett serviceEndYear "1941".
- Joseph_Burnett serviceStartYear "1917".
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- Joseph_Burnett wikiPageWikiLinkText "Joseph Burnett".
- Joseph_Burnett battles World_War_I.
- Joseph_Burnett battles World_War_II.
- Joseph_Burnett battles "* Battle between HMAS Sydney and HSK Kormoran".
- Joseph_Burnett birthDate "1899-12-26".
- Joseph_Burnett birthPlace "Singleton, New South Wales, Australia".
- Joseph_Burnett branch "25".
- Joseph_Burnett caption "Burnett on the bridge of HMAS Sydney".
- Joseph_Burnett commands HMAS_Sydney_(D48).
- Joseph_Burnett dateOfBirth "1899-12-26".
- Joseph_Burnett dateOfDeath "1941-11-19".
- Joseph_Burnett deathDate "1941-11-19".
- Joseph_Burnett deathPlace "Killed in action in the Indian Ocean, west of Carnarvon, Western Australia".
- Joseph_Burnett name "Burnett, Joseph".
- Joseph_Burnett name "Joseph Burnett".
- Joseph_Burnett nationality "Australian".
- Joseph_Burnett placeOfBirth Australia.
- Joseph_Burnett placeOfBirth Singleton,_New_South_Wales.
- Joseph_Burnett placeOfDeath "At sea, in the Indian Ocean, west of Carnarvon, Western Australia".