Dear Martine, Here's a starting point: If you go to the Australian National Archives http://www.naa.gov.au > search the collection >record search >name search put TAPPER in the family name box select Navy personnel records 4 results appear > display click on: TAPPER J click: view digital copies You can view and save 4 pages Shows Place of birth: Robourne W.A etc [current spelling is Roebourne] Next of Kin : Rita etc He may or may not be dead. The on line indexes cut off before his possible death. http://www.bdm.dotag.wa.gov.au/ These may be useful for further research: http://www.roebourne.wa.gov.au/ http://www.ozburials.com/CemsWA/OtherCems/karratha.htm Happy hunting Tony Moore (Castle Hill, NSW) @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ On 14 Jan 2014 at 21:00, amadann1956@gmail.com wrote: Date sent: Tue, 14 Jan 2014 21:00:55 -0800 (PST) Subject: Re: TAPPER; arr Perth, WA, 1830 From: amadann1956@gmail.com To: genanz@rootsweb.com <<snipped>> > please help me, I am reading this very late in years, but I am trying to trace a JACK TAPPER, from Perth W.A. he joined the Navy and was on the HMAS NAPIER when it was hit and sinking. He survived. His family (I am sure) owned a sheep station in Perth at the time. That is all I know, besides he docked into Durban, South Africa during WW2, this was quite frequent, I am looking for relatives/children. are you able to help me? > regards > martine dann > amadann1956@gmail.com