Cutting edge science and a big dose of luck identifies the unknown sailor

When the wreck of HMAS Sydney II was found in 2008, more than 75 years of rumour and speculation was finally laid to rest. But one question remained. Who was the unknown sailor, who had washed up in a HMAS Sydney II lifeboat on remote Christmas Island in 1942? This modern day detective tale took Dr Jeremy Austin on a 14-year quest to solve one of Australia’s greatest mysteries.