East Fremantle HMAS Perth (I) Memorial

Details

Location Lot 7773 Riverside Road, East Fremantle, Western Australia, Australia
Type memorial
Description

Located on Riverside Road (Lot 7773) in East Fremantle, the Memorial comprises a granite Wall of Remembrance complete with five flag poles and a half-size replica of one of its propellers mounted on a compass rose.

It is open to the public at any time and as it's fully lit, makes for an excellent photo opportunity.

This memorial is dedicated to the lost Crew, the survivors who were imprisoned, enslaved in prisoner of war camps and those who finally returned to Australia bearing the scars of their suffering for the duration of their lives.

There were eight Royal Navy sailors on board, Six RAAF from 9 Squadron and four civilian messmen.

The memorial also acknowledges the USS Houston which was also lost in the Battle of Sunda Strait.

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Built Charles Smith and Joan Walsh-Smith (sculptors)
Opened Not yet discovered
Inscription

1939 1942
HMAS PERTH (I) MEMORIAL

(Names)

Condition

New

Names

Showing 8 people of interest from memorial

JOHNSON, Frank Dandridge

Service number 22047
Leading Seaman
HMAS Perth (I) D29 WW2
Royal Australian Navy
Born 1 Jul 1921

WRIGHT, Frederick Baird

Service number N35998
Sick Berth Attendant
Born 21 May 1920

WALLER, Hector Macdonald Laws

Captain
Born 4 Apr 1900

ROBERTS, Edgar Leslie

Service number B2861
Seaman
Born 31 Jan 1922

COX, John Joseph

Service number B2440
Able Seaman
Born 3 Jun 1918

GOODMAN, Thomas Henry

Service number F2741/15
Able Seaman
Born 24 Jul 1915

FILDES, Walter Eric

Service number F2632/19
Able Seaman
Born 22 May 1919

RIX, Desmond Godfrey

Service number SV69

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