East Fremantle HMAS Perth (I) Memorial

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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

GOODMAN, Thomas Henry

Service number F2741/15
Able Seaman
Born 24 Jul 1915

STOKES, Cecil Albert Harold

Service number B3106
Stoker 2/c
HMAS Perth (I) D29 WW2
Royal Australian Navy
Born 31 Jul 1923

LAMBDEN, Harry Mervyn Victor

Service number 22510
Leading Seaman
HMAS Perth (I) D29 WW2
Royal Australian Navy
Born 10 Mar 1919

ILICH, Matt

Service number 23371
Seaman
Born 9 Oct 1917

COX, John Joseph

Service number B2440
Able Seaman
Born 3 Jun 1918

KELL, Francis James

Service number 22218
Seaman
Born 4 Feb 1916

JOHNSON, Frank Dandridge

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

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