Virtual
War Memorial
Australia

Northern Territory (Adelaide River) Memorial to the Missing

NORTHERN TERRITORY

ADELAIDE RIVER:  0846

MEMORIAL: War Cemetery

LOCATION: Memorial Terrace at the entrance grounds to the Adelaide River War Cemetery.

DESCRIPTION: The entrance is a concrete structure comprising an alcove with cemetery details, within the grounds is a military and civilian section. In the military section is a Cross of Sacrifice and a cenotaph, around the top of the cenotaph is an inscription, on the faces are bronze plaques. 

INSCRIPTIONS:

Face:

ADELAIDE RIVER WAR CEMETERY

Cenotaph:

1939-1945 HERE ARE RECORDED THE NAMES OF THE MEN AND WOMEN WHO DIED IN THE TIMOR AND NORTHERN AUSTRALIAN REGIONS, ON LAND, AT SEA AND IN THE AIR, BUT TO WHOM THE FORTUNES OF WAR DENIED THE KNOWN AND HONOURED BURIAL GIVEN THEIR COMRADES IN DEATH

Cenotaph plaques:

Plaques 1-3:

MERCHANT NAVY AUSTRALIAN AUSTRALIAN CORPS OF SIGNALS MASTER IMPERIAL FORCE SIGNALMAN MICHIE W.  

VX26184    PATTISON B.

CHIEF OFFICER AUSTRALIAN LIGHT HORSE

SX25076    POLLARD J.D.

GILLIES J. 2/4/ CAVALRY COMMANDO SQUADRON   SECOND OFFICER LANCE CORPORAL AUSTRALIAN INFANTRY FORMAN J.M.

QX22765   HOWELL E.G

"Z" SPECIAL UNIT (SRD) THIRD OFFICER   LIEUTENANT SMITH A.S. ROYAL AUSTRALIAN ARTILLERY

VX6078      BARNES T.J.

ASSISTANT PURSER 2/2 ANTI-AIRCRAFT REGIMENT

VX26937    LIVERSIDGE E.J.

THOM R.A. MAJOR   CHIEF ENGINEER OFFICER

VX21828    LATREILLE H.R.

2 INDEPENDENT COMPANY LANE W.A.   STAFF SERGEANT SIXTH ENGINEER OFFICER 2/14 FIELD REGIMENT VX41872     WALKER J.W.E. FOWLER T. GUNNER

LANCE SERGEANT

SEVENTH ENGINEER OFFICER

VX58562    DEE J.

VX38419     CHISWELL G.A. CROSS C.G.  

LANCE CORPORAL

EIGHTH ENGINEER OFFICER 2/1 HEAVY BATTERY WX8341      SIMPSON J.F. WILSON N.C. LANCE BOMBARDIER

PRIVATE

RADIO OFFICER

NX38455    LLOYD B.G.

WX12316     AIREY D.H. DAVIDSON R.G.

WX14460   RANKIN H.J.

WX191        ALEXANDER R.G. POLLARD E.H. GUNNER WX10460     ALFORD F.J. VEALL R.P.

WX17589   BARWICK R.J.

VX34811      CHALMERS R.S.R. CHIEF STEWARD

VX57841    BASS L.J.

WX12318     CROWDER F.T. ROSEN J.L.

TX4880      CRAWFORD N.L.

WX10548     GANNON B.I. SHIP'S COOK VX57867    DAY G.R. WX8339       HOGG K.T. CONNELL A. NX38488    HENRY J.F. WX12342     LANE A.J. SMITH R.T. VX57834    STRIDE W.R. WX13354     MARRIOTT H.W. ABLE SEAMAN NX36863    TUCKERMAN V.G. WX7906       MURRAY R.H. BUTCHER A.L. NX38492    WAY A.T.E. WX12341     POLLARD J. FRASER S.T.   WX5537       SMEATON A. MASSON J. ROYAL AUSTRALIAN ENGINEERS WX12840     SMITH F.C. STEWARD 11 SMALL SHIPS COMPANY WX10455     STANTON C.L. HOLMES J.A. SAPPER WX33731     SWIFT R.R. HUMPHREY H.E.

NX203070  KRIPPNER K.W.L.

4 INDEPENDENT COMPANY KANE M.P.G.   LANCE CORPORAL SPINNEY W. 56 PORT CRAFT COMPANY

NX57689      FITNESS D.H.

DONKEYMAN CORPORAL

PRIVATE

O'DONOHOE W.

VX112818   ROBERTS W.J.A.

NX77951      WILLIAMS O.R.

FIREMAN  

2/1 INDEPENDENT COMPANY

O'CONNELL P.V. 2/1 FORTRESS SECTION PRIVATE GREASER SAPPER

WX12592      THOMAS G.E.

MACKAY W.

NX38932    ROLLINGS B.M.

2/10 INFANTRY BATTALION TRIMMER  

PRIVATE

MOON J. 2/2 FIELD COMPANY

NX128039     McNAMARA K.C.

  SAPPER 2/12 INFANTRY BATTALION  

VX13390    SMITH D.F.M.

PRIVATE

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                                                 2

SX4227   PEDLER M.W.                          3

Plaques 4-6:

2/40 INFANTRY BATTALION 2/40 INFANTRY BATTALLION AUSTRALIAN CAPTAIN PRIVATE COMMONWEALTH

TX2118      JOHNSTON N.H.

VX39926    SLEVIN T.P. MILITARY FORCES LIEUTENANT TX3391      SMITH A.R. 61 INFANTRY BATTALION

TX3482      FITZALLEN W.

TX3567      STUART J. SERGEANT STAFF SERGEANT TX4624      TAYLOR A.

Q27875       ASKEW W.H.

VX39952    WILLS T.R.

TX8442      TAYLOR S.L.   SERGEANT TX3597      TERRY E.F. ADDENDA

TX2949      OAKDEN J.E.

TX5038      THOMPSON H.E.G.   LANCE SERGEANT TX5113      WATSON A.R.T.  

TX3397      WEST B.J.

VX46969    WITCOMBE R.   CORPORAL     TX3283      ARMSTRONG J.H. AUSTRALIAN ARMY   VX23312    GUTHRIE W.C. MEDICAL CORPS   TX3280      MILNE W.T. CAPTAIN   TX2747      MULHOLLAND A.

VX68883    HOCKING B.H.

  TX2682      SALE H.T. SERGEANT   TX2926      TRUSKETT R.H.

TX2696      HARRISON R.R.

  LANCE CORPORAL CORPORAL   TX3667      BATT M.W.

NX65289    BEVIR R.J.

  TX3441      CLINGELEFFER L.C.     TX3979      SADLEIR C.A. AUSTRALIAN ARMY   VX35574    SIMEON W.A. NURSING SERVICE   TX2831      TOMKINSON H.A. SISTER   PRIVATE

NX70211    DE MESTRE M.A.

  TX3305     ANDERSON R.W.     TX5402     BENNETT J.W. ADDENDA   VX22791   BREWIS J.G.     TX2939     BROWNING W.R.     TX5509     BURR G.D.     TX5017     BYRNE J.     VX47360   CURRAN G.T.     TX5442     EMMS H.J.     TX5006     FIELD R.V.     TX2735     HALL J.G.     TX4066     HARRISS T.M.     TX5881     HEPBURN A.J.     TX2940     HINDS C.     TX3715     HORTON C.J.     TX4570     HUGHES W.A.B.     TX2846     HURD H.R.     TX8384     KEEP L.G.     TX3813     KNIGHT S.H.     TX3787     MALLINSON L.M.     TX3690     MITCHELL H.D.G.     TX4012     O'DONNELL H.     VX21473   OSBORNE S.E.     TX3103     PECK W.     TX2820     PROSSER S.A.     TX3358     PURSELL K.A.W.     TX5111     RILEY T.R.     TX2767     SELF T.E.B.     VX27010   SHERIDAN W.                     4

                                               5

                                               6

Plaques 7-9:

ROYAL AUSTRALIAN

FLYING OFFICER

FLIGHT SERGEANT

AIR FORCE

401284  ROBINSON N.F.

419802  EDMONDS C.J.

 

414849  SLATER A.W. 431408  FAICHNIE I.

WING COMMANDER

423350  STUBBS N.T. 406899  GAUNT H.H. 177        RIDING D.C. 401158  TAYLOR P.G. 431625  HEAD G.N.

SQUADRON LEADER

417009  TAYLOR R.M. 415327  HINE A.J. 260656  ROXBURGH G.B.D. 426733  WHITING R.A. 410058  HISKINS E.J. 402144  THOROLD-SMITH R.E. DFC 423966  WISNIEWSKI B.A. 442516  KAIN B.J. 588       WACKETT W.L. 435236  WORLEY A.G. 21572    McGRATH B.W.

FLIGHT LIEUTENANT

PILOT OFFICER

413320  McMILLAN A.K. 260776  BLANCHARD R.J. 411861  CANTOR C.V. 433734  MARTIN N.P. 406770  CALDER E.L. 403802  CRAWFORD G.R. 46563    MORRIS R.M. 416078  CROPLEY A.A. 407317  DUNNING R.K.R. 436941  PALFREYMAN R.C. 403560  CROWTHER L.D. 411154  LOCKLEY A.J.V. 429669  PHILIPSON K.R. 400053  EDWARDS K.W. 405229  LOMAS R. 439612  RAINE L. 401186  EVANS T.G. 403888  LONG B.E. 422716  RYAN J.R. 255138  FORD E.V. 406811  MILLER J.B. 425068  STEVENSON J.A.W. 405741  KERR A.L.C. 407723  MORRISON M.J. 419679  STRINGER L.W. 406568  LAING W. 416104  NICHTERLEIN W.E. 438719  THOMSON J.S. 411524  McDONALD S.L. 401142  NIXON J.F. 443444  WADDELL J.M. 410281  PUGH N.R. 407253  RICHARDS K.H. 435740  WALMSLEY L.K. 403381  SELWAY J.H. 400939  ROSE W.N. 433632  WHITE K.J.

FLYING OFFICER

418772  TAYLOR M.J. 408448  WILKEN C.L. 408056  ALCOCK J.E. 405430  TEITZEL L.K. DFC 427052  WILLESDEN J.W. 267574  BATEMAN M.W. 408818  WETTENHALL M.C.

SERGEANT

402842  BEALE F.B. 410391  WILLIAMS R.H. 116993  ANSTEY F.W. 401731  BEDDOE D.C. 417438  WORMAN H.B. 413721  ARMSTRONG N.G. 400458  BLAKE A.H.

WARRANT OFFICER

62526    BIRD W.J. 409020  BOYNTON G.V. 415603  BAILE E.B. 34396    CARTER P.C. 426804  BROWN K.A.R. 1831      CLARKE R.D. AFM 434926  CLARK B.R. 434341  DAGGETT J.F. 424373  COLLINS A.N.J. 35037    COATES H.J.A. 637       DAVIES M.C. 413969  DAVIDSON S.H. 5841      COBERN G.C. 410322  GERDES K.A. 401748  FLANAGAN W.R. 436683  CROSBIE J.D. 402740  GIFFORD G.L.C. 418837  HAWKINS A.E. 41997    EMSLEY F. 407436  GUNSON P.C. 412142  HOLT J. 31095    FORREST A.F. 403050  HAMILTON F.D. 405739  JAMIESON R.K. 416665  FRANCIS D.W. 408190  HARRISON A.L. 410242  KEON F.E. 5103      FRASER L.H.S. 416215  HURSTHOUSE J.W. 416861  KILLEN K.L.J. 408225  GRAY O.B.P. 407242  JOHNS M.W.C. 4795      KING G.S.J. 28891    HAND R.T. 407825  JORDAN B.T. 408591  PARKER H.G. 435448  HARBERGER D.F. 401968  KELLY A.K. 423425  PEACOCK E.C. 411908  HAYWARD L.R. 407273  McINERNEY T.T. 400047  SMITH M.C. 406758  HEARLE H.F. 405420  McNAB A.C. 415057  STORMON J.F. 412532  HOLOHAN J. 408816  MARTIN L.A.

FLIGHT SERGEANT

416339  HORSEMAN J.D. 418142  MEAKIN A.R. 210069  AMES L.H. 411328  JACOBS D. 426641  MILLETT M.S. 415064  ASHBOLT H.S. 36474    JAMIESON S.H. 405523  MOUATT P.A. 436999  BANKS R.J. 34647    JONES A.E. 424052  NOBLE K.E.W. 423587  BARBER W.R. 406871  KEMP F.P. 408590  O'DEA D.J. 439863  BOWDEN T.E. 407437  KENIHAN M.L. 405932  POTT A.E. 427775  BOYD H.J. 6584     KYLE-LITTLE D.K. 426287  RITCHIE L.F. 429432  COOK J.E. 412067  LEEHY R.P.

 

435651  CORNES W.J. 401137  McGUIRE M.

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431280  DAVIS A.                 8 6544     McMILLAN J.C.          9

Plaque 10:

SERGEANT

408663  ORCHARD K.A. 406813  POWELL W.S. 37061    ROBERTSON S.T. 416192  ROSS K. 408601  THOMSON D.T. 416160  TYLER D.L. 408892  TYLER R.G. 28840    WADHAM A.H.B. 121592  WHITEHEAD A.D. 41312    WHITLEY  G.W. 17299    WIGNALL W.J. 404761  WITHAM W.D. 416294  WOODS D.V.

CORPORAL

18607    KERR E.G. 36484    MADDEN D.W.

LEADING AIRCRAFTMAN

59741    COGHLAN H.S. 8041      VAN TREIGHT G.C.

AIRCRAFTMAN 1ST CLASS

43169    BECKETT W.O. 60211    DE PINNA J. 403513  HOLLIDAY J.H. 34535    LEE W.N.  

ADDENDA

                                                 

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MAINTAINED BY: War Graves Commission

PECULIARITIES/DAMAGE: Nil

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT/DATE: 15 September 2007

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