![David Manning survived the sinking of HMAS Perth in World War II.](/web/20170128211659im_/http://www.smh.com.au/content/dam/images/g/t/z/e/m/u/image.related.landscape.460x307.gtzm7x.png/1485605170636.jpg)
HMAS Perth at mercy of scavengers 75 years after being sunk
The wreck of HMAS Perth I, sunk off the coast of Indonesia in WW2, is a war grave for hundreds of Australian soldiers, but there are fears that scavengers are finishing off the job that Japanese destroyers began.