War Memorials in Australia
South Townsville Z Force Memorial
Place:
South Townsville, Queensland, 4810
District:
Herbert and Lower Burdekin
Orientation: Suburb of
Townsville
Location: Townsville Maritime Museum, Palmer Street
Position: 19 15 56 S 146 49 40 E
Ref: 40073
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The memorial is metal plaque on a boulder in the Museum's garden.
West face
Metal plaque
Insignia of Z
Force
Image of two men in a rubber boat attaching a mine to a ship
TO COMMEMORATE THE SUCCESSFUL RAID
ON SHIPPING IN TOWNSVILLE HARBOUR AND THE OPEN ROADSTEAD
AND AS A TRIBUTE TO THE COURAGE AND AUDACITY
OF THOSE MEMBERS OF Z SPECIAL UNIT
22ND JUNE 1943
| Captain S. Warren Carey | Corporal G. Mackenzie | ||
| Captain R. Cardew | WO 2 T. Barnes | ||
| Captain A. Gluth | Lieutenant R. Page | ||
| Captain D. McNamara | Sergeant R. Ford | ||
| Lieutenant J. Downie | Lieutenant J. Grimson | ||
| Who later landed near Victoria Bridge | |||
Metal plaque below
DEDICATED BY REV'D NORTON CHALLENOR
2ND MAY 1992
Information current to December 2003
Sources: Some of the information on this page has been kindly provided by Peter Fox.