Atherton War Cemetery, Queensland

Cemetery Details

Location Cnr Kennedy Highway and Rockley Road, Atherton, Tablelands - Queensland, Australia
Co‑ordinates S17.27627, E145.49389
Description

Atherton War Cemetery is a heritage-listed cemetery at the corner of Kennedy Highway and Rockley Road, Atherton, Tablelands Region, Queensland, Australia.

It was built in 1942 and was added to the Queensland Heritage Register on 19 November 2010

"During the last 3 years of the Second World War 1945-45, the Atherton tablelands area served as a major base and training area for Australian Troops involved in action in New Guinea, Bougainville and the later landings at Aitape - Wewak, Tarakan, Labuan and Balikpapan. Australia's 6th, 7th and 9th Divisions were based in the Atherton region, and from here the Air Force struck at the Japanese pressing down from the north and north-west.  Many of the servicemen buried at this site died in local military hospitals from war-realted wounds, accident or illness.

The Atherton War Cemetery contains 164 burials, comprising 151 Australian Army, 12 RAAF and 1 YMCA Member.

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Names

Showing 8 people of interest from cemetery

WEST, John Thomas

Service number NX7403
Staff Sergeant
2nd/6th Independent Company / Cavalry Commando Squadron
Australian Military Forces (WW2)
Born 2 Jul 1905

WHEELER, Joseph Lenard

Service number NX41246
Corporal
General / Motor Transport Company/ies (WW2)
Australian Military Forces (WW2)
Born 5 Feb 1919

UNDERHILL, William John

Service number WX32808
Lance Corporal
Born 7 Feb 1923

THOMAS, Ronald Ernest

Service number VX69590
Private
2nd/10th Infantry Battalion
Australian Military Forces (WW2)
Born 5 Nov 1922

COUSENS, Joseph Arthur

Service number QX1766
Private
2nd/12th Infantry Battalion
Australian Military Forces (WW2)
Born 16 Oct 1903

KIRKWOOD, Frederic Laurence Nicholas

Service number NX20150
Major
7th Division Headquarters
Australian Military Forces (WW2)
Born 27 Oct 1906

GRANGER, Robert John

Service number V47933
Flying Officer
HQ North Western Area Command (RAAF)
Royal Australian Air Force
Born 9 Mar 1921

BROCK, Geoffrey Hutton

Service number VX22
Lieutenant Colonel
31/51 (amalgamated) Infantry Battalion AMF
Australian Military Forces (WW2)
Born 11 Oct 1907

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