War Memorials in Australia
Darwin Royal Australian Navy Plaque
Place:
Darwin, Northern Territory, 0800
District: Darwin-Daly
Orientation: Territory capital
Location: Adjacent to Darwin Cenotaph, Bicentennial Park, off Esplanade between
Herbert Street and Knuckey Street
Position: 12 28 00 S 130 50 39 E
Ref: 80062
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The plaque is one of a
series commemorating various units who served in Darwin during World War II.
They are set at ground level next to a fence overlooking the harbour and in
close proximity to Darwin Cenotaph.
ROYAL
AUSTRALIAN NAVY
DEDICATED 19th FEBRUARY 1992
| Insignia of Royal | THIS PLAQUE IS DEDICATED TO THOSE MEMBERS OF |
Insignia of The | |||
| Australian Navy | THE ROYAL AUSTRALIAN NAVY WHO SERVED IN THE | Naval Association | |||
| SHIPS LISTED BELOW AND HMAS MELVILLE (SHORE | of Australia | ||||
| BASE) ON 19th FEBRUARY 1942 DURING THE 1st | |||||
| JAPANESE AIR RAID ON DARWIN AND THOSE WHO | |||||
| DEFENDED DARWIN DURING SUBSEQUENT RAIDS. IT | |||||
| HONOURS THOSE WHO MADE THE SUPREME SACRIFICE | |||||
| . | |||||
| 'LEST WE FORGET' | |||||
| . | |||||
| HMAS SWAN | HMAS GUNBAR | HMAS KANGAROO | HMAS KARA KARA | ||
| *SIG A.J. BREEN | *OD H.J. SHEPHERD | *COOK N.R. MOORE | *L/CK F.B. EMMS | ||
| *AB A.S. PURDON | *PO F. MOORE | ||||
| *L/SEA J. SAULT | HMAS KOALA | HMAS KARANGI | |||
| . | |||||
| HMAS WARREGO | HMAS PLATYPUS | HMAS KOOKABURRA | HMAS DELORAINE | ||
| . | |||||
| HMAS KATOOMBA | HMAS COONGOOLA | HMAS SOUTHERN CROSS | HMAS WATO | ||
| . | |||||
| HMAS TOLGA | HMAS TERKA | HMAS MAVIE | HMAS VIGILANT | ||
| . | |||||
| HMAS LITHGOW | HMAS MORUYA | HMAS KURU | HMAS LARRAKIA | ||
| . | |||||
| HMAS WARRNAMBOOL | HMAS TOWNSVILLE | HMAS KIARA | HMAS WINBAH | ||
| . | |||||
| * KILLED IN ACTION 19th FEBRUARY 1942 | |||||
| . | |||||
| THIS PLAQUE WAS UNVEILED BY THE FEDERAL PRESIDENT OF THE NAVAL ASSOCIATION | |||||
| CDRE J.L.W. MERSON RAN RETD. | |||||
Information current to May 2000