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Ordinary Seaman Teddy Sheean

Ordinary Seaman Teddy Sheean was a sailor in the Royal Australian Navy during World War II. Teddy Sheean was posted on the Bathurst-class corvette HMAS Armidale in 1942 when it was given the task of landing commandos at Betano. On 1 December during the second attempt to reach Betano, Armidale came under attack. Teddy Sheean manned an Oerlikon anti-aircraft gun and was wounded by strafing Japanese planes. He was confirmed with shooting down a bomber and damaging a further two aircraft. Sheean went down with the ship, still strapped into the gun and still shooting at the attacking aircraft. For his actions during the war the Collins-class submarine HMAS Sheean was named after him, with the motto "Fight On".