Eton Memorial Gates
Location: | Langford Park, Peak Downs Highway, Eton (located opposite Eton Hotel). |
Local Government Authority: | Mackay Regional Council. |
Year Constructed: | post 1945. |
Type of Construction: | Red Brick Posts |
War: | 1939-1945 |
Names: | 78 (4 Killed in Action, 4 died whilst Prisoner of War, 1 Accidentally killed, 2 Military Medals, 1 A.A.M.W.S, 1 Australian Army Nursing Service) |
History: | not known. |
Eton Memorial Gates. taken 23 May 2005. (Glen Hall Collection). |
Left Side
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R.A.N. | ||
LOWTHER, W.A. PRIVATE PLAQUE GIVING SERVICE DETAILS
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LOWTHER, William Arthur, Stoker, B3905, HMAS Moreton. Born 24 May 1923, Mackay, Queensland. Enlisted 20 July 1942. Discharged 9 October 1946. Died 20 December 1995 aged 72 years. Buried in Allambe Memorial Park, Nerang, Queensland. | |
A.I.F. | ||
BAGLEY, A.H. | BAGLEY, Alexander Hugh, Private, QX18944, 2/15th Australian Infantry Battalion. Born 13 February 1921, Mackay, Queensland. Enlisted 8 January 1942. Discharged 15 April 1946. Married in 1947 to Audrey Hazel CATLING. Died 21 November 1998 aged 77 years. Buried 24 November 1998 in Sarina Cemetery, Sarina, Queensland. |
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BAKER, A. BURIAL SITE UNKNOWN
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BAKER, Alexander Joseph, Corporal, QX18638, 2/31st Australian Infantry Battalion, Born 15 July 1915 in Babinda, Queensland. Married 24 April 1940 to Valda Gladys SWINDELLS. Enlisted 17 April 1941. Discharged 9 March 1944. Served in Egypt and New Guinea twice. died 9 August 1998 aged 83 years in Rockhampton, Queensland. | |
BAKER, E.
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BAKER, Elwyn Francis, Private, QX13230, 13 APSC (STAFF). Born 18 January 1917, Babinda, Queensland. Enlisted 10 July 1940. Discharged 10 November 1944. Died 16 October 1994 aged 77 years. Buried in Mount Bassett Cemetery, Mackay, Queensland. | |
CABEN, G.
PRIVATE HEADSTONE |
CABAN, Clive, Corporal, QX18707, 2/12th Australian Infantry Battalion. Born 7 April 1917, Cessnock, New South Wales. Enlisted 15 May 1941. Discharged 13 December 1945. Died 1 January 2000 aged 82 years. Buried 5 January 2000 in Mount Bassett Cemetery, Mackay, Queensland. | |
CALLENDER, J.
PRIVATE HEADSTONE |
CALLANDER, Raymond John, Private, Q215264, 15th Battalion Volunteer Defence Corps QLD. Born 1 August 1915, Mackay, Queensland. Married 3 February 1940 to Agnes Flynn BRENNAN. Enlisted 24 April 1942. Discharged 21 October 1945. Died 20 January 1989 aged 73 years. Buried in Old Mackay Cemetery, Queensland. |
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CHAINEY, A. NO MEMORIAL PLAQUE |
CHAINEY, Arthur Henry, Private, QX20291, 2/4th Australian General Hospital. Born 18 July 1907, Murree, India. Enlisted 1 May 1941. Discharged 21 January 1944. Died 23 May 1974 aged 66 years in Queensland. Cremated 27 May 1974 at Rockhampton Crematorium, Queensland. |
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CLARK, T.A. (M.M.)
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CLARK, Thomas Alexander (M.M.), Lance Corporal, QX8291, 2/9th Australian Infantry Battalion. Born 3 August 1911, Mackay, Queensland. Enlisted 10 June 1940. Married 15 May 1943 in Queensland to Nell NOBLE. Discharged 30 November 1943. Died 23 February 1998 aged 86 years in Brisbane, Queensland. Cremated at Pinnaroo Lawn Cemetery and Crematorium, Bridgeman Downs, Brisbane, Queensland. |
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DECOSTA, G. (D.P.O.W.)
NO KNOWN GRAVE |
DE-COSTA, Gordon Francis , Private, QX13139, 2/26th Australian Infantry Battalion. Born 12 August 1918, Mackay, Queensland. Enlisted 28 June 1940. Died of Illness whilst a Prisoner of War, 4 June 1945 aged 26 years, Sandakan, Borneo. No Known Grave. Commemorated at Labuan Memorial, Borneo, Malaysia. | |
EWERS, C. (D.P.O.W.)
NO KNOWN GRAVE |
EWERS, Colin Edward , Lance Corporal, QX18800, 8th Divisional Postal Unit. Born 16 June 1922, Mackay, Queensland. Enlisted 14 August 1941. Died of Illness whilst a Prisoner of War, 17 May 1945 aged 22 years., Sandakan, Borneo. No Known Grave. Commemorated at Labuan Memorial, Borneo, Malaysia. | |
GLADWOOD, H.
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GLADWOOD, Herbert James, Private, QX18619, 2/31st Australian Infantry Battalion. Born 1 July 1917, Mackay, Queensland. Enlisted 1 April 1941, discharged 18 March 1946. Died 18 May 1974, aged 56 years in Queensland. Buried Walkerston Cemetery, Queensland. | |
HANSEN, S.M. NO MEMORIAL PLAQUE |
HANSEN, Sydney Maurice, Private, Q129143, 1 AASC T D. Born 29 December 1919, Mackay, Queensland. Enlisted 2 February 1942. Married Marjorie Phyllis Pickett on 14 February 1942. Discharged 24 August 1943. Died 19 May 1984 at "Yarrawonga", Ilbilbie, Queensland aged 64 years. Cremated 22 May 1984 at Rockhampton Crematorium, Queensland. |
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HAWKINS, H.J.
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HAWKINS, Hugh John, Lance Corporal, QX53950, 2/1st Pioneer Battalion. Born 18 March 1925, Mackay, Queensland. Enlisted 4 August 1943. Discharged 9 October 1946. Died 1 June 1992 aged 67 years. Buried in Mount Bassett Cemetery, Mackay, Queensland, Australia. |
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IRONSIDE, G.
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IRONSIDE, George Anton, Driver, QX11333, AHQ 27th Brigade Company Australian Army Service Corps. Born 22 September 1902, Ayr, Queensland. Married 14 January 1925 in Queensland to Priscilla Allan PATTINSON. Enlisted 12 July 1940. Was a Prisoner of War. Discharged 10 January 1946. Died 17 January 1963, aged 60 years in Mackay, Queensland. Buried Mount Bassett Cemetery, Mackay. | |
JACKSON, A.C.
PRIVATE PLAQUE |
JACKSON, Alan Charles, Gunner, QX18876, 2/3rd Australian A/A Regiment (COMP). Born 17 December 1921, Mackay, Queensland. Enlisted 27 November 1941. Married 17 March 1945 in Brisbane, Queensland to Edith Florence PRICE. Discharged 3 January 1946. Died 11 April 2001 aged 79 years in Brisbane, Queensland. |
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JONES, J. | (Not positively identified) | |
KEEN, M.R.
PRIVATE HEADSTONE |
KEEN, Malcolm Royal (Roy), Private, QX13165, AQ AIF (ME). Born 12 November 1906, Mackay, Queensland. Married 22 March 1933 in Queensland to Margaret Alexandra McLEAN. Enlisted 28 June 1940. Discharged 16 November 1943. Died 23 February 1988 aged 81 years. Buried in Old Mackay Cemetery, Queensland. | |
KENNEDY, S.G. (K.I.A.) | KENNEDY, Sydney Glossop, Corporal, QX18647, 2/12th Australian Infantry Battalion. Born 27 February 1915, Einasleigh, Queensland. Enlisted 17 April 1941, Killed in Action, 1 January 1943 aged 27 years, Buna, Papua New Guinea. Buried in Port Moresby (Bomana) Cemetery, Papua New Guinea. | |
KINNON, J. | KINNON, John Douglas, Signalman, QX18785, SIGS 1 Aust Corps. Born 25 May 1914, Ayr, Queensland. Enlisted 24 July 1941, Discharged 18 January 1946. Died 16 October 2003 aged 89 years in Mackay, Queensland. Buried 20 October 2003 in Mount Bassett Cemetery, Mackay, Queensland. |
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KINNON, V. (D.P.O.W.)
NO KNOWN GRAVE |
KINNON, Verdun Richard (Digger), Private, QX18786, 8th Divisional Postal Unit. Born 1 July 1916, Ayr, Queensland. Enlisted 24 July 1941. Died of Illness whilst Prisoner of War, 7 June 1945 aged 28 years, Sandakan, Borneo. No Known Grave. Commemorated at Labuan Memorial, Borneo, Malaysia. | |
KRIEGER, H. BURIAL SITE UNKNOWN
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KRIEGER, Harold Douglas , Private, QX13233, A/TK TNG DEPOT AIF. Born 18 February 1920, Mackay, Queensland. Enlisted 10 July 1940. Discharged 23 January 1941. Private, QX23124, 109 ARMD CON DEPOT, enlisted 23 October 1941, discharged 17 December 1945. | |
KRIEGER, L. (D.P.O.W.)
NO KNOWN GRAVE |
KRIEGER, Leslie Clark, Corporal, NX29065, 2/10th Field Regiment. Born 23 June 1909, Mackay, Queensland. Enlisted 12 June 1941. Died of illness whilst Prisoner of War, 24 February 1945 aged 35 years, Sandakan, Borneo. No Known Grave. Commemorated at Labuan Memorial, Borneo, Malaysia. | |
LARSEN, E. | LARSEN, Eric Charles (Hec), Corporal, QX18764, 2/5th Field Company. Born 24 December 1917, Mackay, Queensland. Enlisted 26 Jun 1941. Discharged 4 January 1946. Died 5 June 1992 aged 74 years. Buried 9 June 1992 in Mount Bassett Lawn Cemetery, Mackay, Queensland. |
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LOWTHER, C.B. (K.I.A.)
NO KNOWN GRAVE
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LOWTHER, Clive Beverley (Doc), Lance Corporal, QX8438, 2/1st Independant Company. Born 8 January 1919. Enlisted 17 June 1940. Killed in Action, 2 February 1942 aged 23 years, New Britain. No known Grave. Commemorated at Port Moresby Memorial, Papua New Guinea. |
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LOWTHER, G.
PRIVATE HEADSTONE |
LOWTHER, Eric Geoffrey Montgomery (Geoffrey), Sergeant, QX51130 (Q36572), Born 20 March 1917 in Mackay, Queensland, Enlisted 23 March 1943. Discharged 30 April 1946. Married 25 May 1946 i St. Paul's Presbyterian Church, Mackay, Queensland to Reta May Stewart PHILLIPS. Died 29 January 1992 aged 74 years. Buried in Mount Bassett Cemetery, Mackay, Queensland. |
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LUM WAN, W. | LUM WAN, Alfred Thomas (Nugget), Corporal, QX18969, 2/15th Australian Infantry Battalion. Born 12 July 1916, Proserpine, Queensland. Enlisted 8 January 1942. Discharged 14 November 1950. Died 2 December 1991 aged 75 years. Buried in Walkerston Cemetery, Walkerston, Queensland. |
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MACDONALD, F. | (Not positively identified) | |
McBRIDE, J.O. BURIAL SITE UNKNOWN |
McBRIDE, James Owen, Lance Corporal, QX42156 (Q114629), 2/1st Australian Infantry Battalion. Born 13 November 1919, Mackay, Queensland. Enlisted 13 November 1941. Discharged 3 June 1946. |
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McDONALD, A.R.
PRIVATE HEADSTONE |
McDONALD, Alexander Roderick, Craftsman, QX30625, 2/119 Australian Brigade Workshop. Born 5 August 1910, Mackay, Queensland. Married 3 July 1937 in Queensland to Annie Rebecca (Joyce) CRAWFORD. Enlisted 18 March 1942. Discharged 16 November 1945. Died 17 August 1981 aged 71 years. Buried in Walkerston Cemetery, Walkerston, Queensland. | |
McKAY, W.R. | McKAY, William Robert, Craftsman, QX18720, 2/2nd Australian Base Workshops. Born 28 September 1909, Forbes, New South Wales. Enlisted 29 May 1941. Married 1943 in Casino, New South Wales to Joyce ROBSON. Discharged 2 November 1945. Died 13 February 1966 aged 56 years. Buried 14 February 1966 in Walkerston Cemetery, Queensland.
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NIELSEN, J. | NIELSEN, John , Gunner, QX18592, 2/3rd Tank Attack Regiment. Born 13 July 1920, Eton, Queensland. Enlisted 25 March 1941. Discharged 10 October 1945. Married 31 January 1946 in Cairns, Queensland to Patricia Agnes MORAN. Died 1 March 1991 aged 70 years in Ayr, Queensland. Buried 5 March 1991 in Ayr Cemetery, Queensland. | |
NIELSEN, L. | NIELSEN, Lawrence Henry, Private, QX8166, 3rd Infantry Training Battalion AIF. Born 19 January 1913, Mackay, Queensland. Married 20 June 1935 in Queensland to Zoe Merle GRAY. Enlisted 2 June 1940. Discharged 17 November 1940. Died 26 February 1980 in Manila, Phillipines. Buried 3 March 1980 in Mount Bassett Cemetery, Mackay, Queensland.
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NIELSEN, W. BURIAL SITE UNKNOWN |
NIELSEN, William , Private, QX31937, 47th Australian Infantry Battalion. Born 22 January 1923, Barrie Estate, Eton, Queensland. Enlisted 29 April 1942. Discharged 2 July 1946. Died 21 January 1999 aged 77 years in Townsville, Queensland.
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PATTERSON, J.A.J. | PATTERSON, John Alexander James (Jack) , Staff Sergeant, QX30623, 2/4th Australian ARM Regiment workshop. Born 19 April 1902, Cooktown, Queensland. Married 19 December 1928 in Queensland to Phyllis Susan PEA. Enlisted 18 March 1942. Discharged 18 March 1946. Died 2 December 1975 aged 73 years in Queensland. Buried 4 December 1975 in Sarina Cemetery, Sarina, Queensland.
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PEARSON, A.E.
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PEARSON, Arthur Edwin , Private, QX13257, 2/26th Australian Infantry Battalion. Born 23 September 1917, Mackay, Queensland. Enlisted 12 July 1940. Prisoner of War. Discharged 4 January 1946. Married 12 June 1948 in Holy Trinity Anglican Church, Mackay, Queensland to Margaret Cranswick (Meg) STAYT. Died 26 January 2005 aged 87 years. Buried in Walkerston Cemetery, Walkerston, Queensland. | |
PEARSON, N.S.
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PEARSON, Norman Stevens (Norm), Private, QX18980, 2/15th Australian Infantry Battalion. born 24 October 1920 in Mackay, Queensland. Enlisted 8 January 1942. Discharged 4 January 1946. Married June FRY formerly MARTIN. Died 15 January 1999 aged 78 years. Buried 19 January 1999 in Mount Bassett Cemetery, Mackay, Queensland. | |
RAINES, E.
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RAINES, Ernest Douglas, Gunner, QX8168, 2/2nd Tank ATT Regiment. Born 4 April 1917, Mackay, Queensland. Enlisted 2 June 1940. Discharged 12 October 1945. Married 9 November 1946 to Dorothy PEACH. Died 2 January 1997 aged 79 years. Buried 6 January 1997 in Walkerston Cemetery, Walkerston, Queensland. |
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RENTON, W. BURIAL SITE UNKNOWN |
RENTON, William James, Private, QX18985, 2/25th Australian Infantry Battalion. Born 4 August 1920, Mackay, Queensland. Enlisted 8 January 1942. Married 24 February 1945 in Queensland to Patricia Maud NEIL. Discharged 26 November 1945. Died 22 April 1983 aged 62 years in Queensland. |
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ROBB, H.
PRIVATE HEADSTONE
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ROBB, Harry Andrew, Gunner, QX53557, 1st Tank Attack Regiment. born 13 June 1919, Mackay, Queensland. Enlisted 3 June 1943. Discharged 4 December 1945. Died 21 September 1984 aged 65 years in Queensland. Buried in Boonah Cemetery, Boonah, Queensland. |
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ROSS, D.C.
PRIVATE HEADSTONE |
ROSS, Douglas Craigie, Corporal, QX15126, 1 MOB R + D UNIT. Born 16 April 1903, Eton, Queensland. Enlisted 13 July 1940. Married 14 December 1944 in Melbourne, Victoria to Rose Marie Therese GARDINER. Discharged 15 September 1945. Died 30 January 1976 in Ayr, Queensland. Buried in Ayr Cemetery, Ayr, Queensland. | |
RYAN, N.S. | RYAN, Norman Sydney, Staff Sergeant, QX18766, 2/91st Light Aid Detachment. Born 15 February 1921, Mackay, Queensland. Married 30 April 1945 to Eileen Teresa BRENNAN. Enlisted 26 June 1941. Discharged 31 August 1945. Died 15 June 1986 aged 65 years in Mackay, Queensland. Buried in Walkerston Cemetery, Walkerston, Queensland. |
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ROLLESTON, F.J.
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ROLLESTON, Francis Joseph (Frank), Corporal, QX18563, 18th Infantry Brigade (7th Reinforcements). Born 23 December 1915, Mackay, Queensland. Enlisted 25 February 1941. Discharged 11 June 1945. Married Erin Josephine MORAN. Died 24 April 2005 aged 89 years in Mackay, Queensland. Buried 27 April 2005 in Mount Bassett Cemetery, Mackay, Queensland. | |
ROSE, H. (M.M.) BURIAL SITE UNKNOWN |
ROSE, Harold Arthur (Harry) (M.M.), Sergeant, QX17891, 2/15th Australian Infantry Battalion. Born 7 July 1914, Zillmere, Queensland. Married 13 March 1940 to May Margaret BREMNER. Enlisted 20 January 1941. Won Military Medal for bravery during action at El Elamein in Egypt. Discharged 21 December 1945. Died 21 December 1997 aged 83 years. Buried 21 December 1997 in Brisbane. | |
ROSE, S. PRIVATE HEADSTONE GIVING SERVICE DETAILS |
ROSE, Samuel Leslie , Private, QX18867, 2/15th Australian Infantry Battalion. Born 6 December 1915, Zillmere, Queensland. Married 7 December 1935 in Queensland to Elsie Katherine Elizabeth MACDONNELL. Enlisted 20 November 1941, discharged 14 January 1946. Died 23 November 1990 aged 74 years. Buried in Walkerston Cemetery, Queensland. | |
SCHMIDT, W.L.C. | SCHMIDT, William Llewellyn Charles , Private, QX13241, 2/14th Australian General Hospital. Born 31 December 1901, Eton, Queensland. Enlisted 10 July 1940. Discharged 19 January 1944. Died 21 August 1974, aged 72 years. Buried 24 August 1974 in Mount Bassett Cemetery, Mackay, Queensland. | |
SLEEMAN, H. | SLEEMAN, Harold Montague, Staff Sergeant, QX28130, 163rd Australian Anti-Aircraft Battery, Born 7 July 1919 in Cawarral, Queensland, enlisted 17 December 1941 in Rockhampton, Queensland. Discharged 25 February 1949. Married 25 August 1951 at St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church, Rockhampton, Queensland to Necia LUCKMAN. Died 25 August 1998 in Sarina, Queensland aged 79 years. Buried 28 August 1998 in Sarina Cemetery, Queensland. | |
SLEEMAN, W. | SLEEMAN, Walter Frederick (Wally), Staff Sergeant, QX20282, 2/9th Battalion Australian Infantry Battalion. Born 21 January 1917, Cawarral, Queensland. enlisted 29 April 1941. Discharged 12 February 1947. Married 28 May 1949 in St. Joseph's Cathedral, Rockhampton, Queensland to Elizabeth Diana TENNENT. Died 24 December 2005 in Mackay, Queensland aged 88 years. Cremated at Newhaven Crematorium, North Mackay, Queensland. Ashes Buried in Mount Bassett Cemetery, Mackay, Queensland. |
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STEVENSON, H.W.
PRIVATE HEADSTONE |
STEVENSON, Herbert Harold, Private, QX29295, 2/25 Training Battalion. Born 29 March 1917 in Mount Morgan, Queensland. Enlisted 23 January 1942. Discharged 14 December 1943. Married Margaret Johnson Watson GREENHILL. Died 5 February 2000 aged 82 years in Ipswich, Queensland. Buried in Ipswich General Cemetery, Ipswich, Queensland. |
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TRIEVIE, S. | TRIEVE, Walter, Private, Q268692, 39 Works Company. Born 30 September 1922, Eton, Queensland. Enlisted 10 June 1942. Discharged 27 September 1946. Died July 1998 aged 75 years. Buried 30 July 1998 in Walkerston Cemetery, Walkerston, Queensland. |
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WADE, W.
NO KNOWN GRAVE |
WADE, William John, Private, QX18808, 2/26 Australian Infantry Battalion . Born 16 May 1909 in Mount Morgan, Queensland. Married 22 July 1939 Vera Rachel PERRY Enlisted 28 August 1941. Missing in Action, presumed dead in Singapore on 11 February 1942 aged 32 years. Name listed on Kranji War Cemetery (Singapore) Memorial , Singapore. | |
R.A.A.F. | ||
BELDAN, J.A.
PRIVATE HEADSTONE |
BELDAN, John Ainsley
(Jack), Corporal, QX58672 (Q114713) (was not in
R.A.A.F.), 7 Vehicle Park workshop. Born 2 October 1920,
Mackay, Queensland. Married 11 October 1941 in Queensland to Grace
Huddlestone CRAWFORD. Enlisted 13 March
1944. discharged 12 May 1945. Died 15 December 1951 aged 31 years,
Louisa Creek, Queensland. Buried 17 December 1951 in Glenella Park
Cemetery, Mackay Queensland. Later re-interred in Old Mackay Cemetery,
Queensland. MAN KILLED BY LIGHTNING. Source: Morning Bulletin, Rockhampton, Monday 17 December 1951. |
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BELDAN, T.E.E.
PRIVATE HEADSTONE |
BELDAN, Thomas Edmund Eli , Leading Aircraftman, 25169 (RAAF), 3 Aircraft Depot. Born 5 July 1918, Mackay, Queensland. Enlisted 28 February 1941. Discharged 1 November 1945. Died 7 October 2007 aged 89 years in Mackay, Queensland. Buried in Mount Bassett Cemetery, Mackay, Queensland. | |
COWEN, M. | COWEN, Michael John , Flight Sergeant, O157 (RAAF), 3 Aircraft Depot. Born 14 June 1908, Murwillumbah, New South Wales. Enlisted 28 November 1940. Discharged 14 June 1963. Died 15 May 1981 aged 72 years. Buried in Mount Bassett Lawn Cemetery, Mackay, Queensland. | |
COWEN, V.G.
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COWEN, Vincent Gilchrist , Born 7 July 1911 in Maryborough, Queensland. Flight Lieutenant, 434448 (RAAF), 9 Aircrew Holding Unit, enlisted 4 December 1942, discharged 9 January 1946. Died 7 September 1983 aged 72 years. Buried in New Ingham Cemetery, Queensland. | |
CREBER, R.J. BURIAL SITE UNKNOWN |
CREBER, Ronald John , Leading Aircraftman, 75091 (RAAF), 6 Aircraft Depot. Born 19 April 1908, Mackay, Queensland. Married 22 June 1932 in Queensland to Edna May THORNTON. Enlisted 8 April 1942. Discharged 29 December 1944. Died 20 October 2002 aged 94 years, Mackay, Queensland. |
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DREW, D. (K.I.A.)
NO KNOWN GRAVE |
DREWE, Arthur Douglas, Flight Sergeant, 414474 (RAAF), 150 Squadron R.A.F. Born 29 May 1919, Mackay, Queensland. Enlisted 11 October 1941, Killed in Action (Flying Battle), 26 August 1943 aged 24 years, South-East of Pantelleria, Strait of Sicily, Meditteranean Sea. No known grave. Commemorated on Malta Memorial, Malta. |
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GRACE, F.G.D.
PRIVATE HEADSTONE |
GRACE, Frederick George Charles, Flight Lieutenant, 414672 (RAAF), 179 Squadron. Born 30 May 1913 in Sydney, New South Wales. Enlisted 8 November 1941. Married 3 January 1942 to Valma Margaret WRIGHT. Discharged 4 December 1945. Died 9 February 1999 in Mackay, Queensland. Buried in Mount Bassett Cemetery, Mackay, Queensland. |
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HANSEN, R.P.R. | HANSEN, Ronald Percival Richard , Flight Sergeant, 414134 (RAAF), Signals School, Point Cook. Born 30 April 1918, Mackay, Queensland. Enlisted 16 August 1941. Discharged 24 July 1944. died 25 October 1984 aged 66 years. Buried 29 October 1984 in Mount Bassett Lawn Cemetery, Mackay, Queensland |
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HOLM, L.J.T. | HOLM, Leslie Theodore James (Les) , Flying Officer, 425011 (RAAF), 1674 Heavy Conversion Unit R.A.F. Born 9 January 1916, Gladstone, Queensland. Enlisted 7 December 1941. Married 17 August 1945 in Holy Trinity Anglican Church, Mackay, Queensland to Florence Rae SIMONSNEN. Discharged 18 September 1945. Died 25 November 2009 aged 92 years. Buried 2 December 2009 in Ayr Cemetery, Ayr, Queensland. | |
HOWES, A.
PRIVATE PLAQUE |
HOWES, Alan Michael John, Leading Aircraftman, 123815 (RAAF), 3 Aircraft Depot. Born 28 October 1923, Lymington, England. Enlisted 25 February 1943. Discharged 10 January 1946. died 18 June 1966 aged 42 years, Brisbane, Queensland. Cremated at Albany Creek Crematorium, Brisbane, Queensland. | |
JACKSON, R.H. BURIAL SITE UNKNOWN |
JACKSON, Reginald Henry, Corporal, 34296 (RAAF), 3 Aircraft Depot. Born 17 May 1918, Mackay, Queensland. Enlisted 16 October 1940. Married in 1943 in Hamilton, New South Wales to Mavis Ruth ELL. Discharged 29 November 1945. Died 1 January 2005 aged 86 years. Cremated at Newcastle Memorial Park, Beresfield, New South wales. |
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LOWTHER, E.C.
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LOWTHER, Eric
Charles, Born
24 November 1896, Mackay. Served in Great War. Private, 6121, (AIF), Queensland. 9th Australian Infantry Battalion, 19th reinforcement. Enlisted 8 February 1916. Returned to Australia 12 June 1919 Married 30 September 1922 in Queensland to Margaret Jane KENNEDY. Corporal, 44603 (RAAF), 6 Transport and Movement Office.Enlisted 26 February 1942. Discharged 10 May 1946. Died 9 July 1973 aged 76 years. Buried 12 July 1973 in Mount Bassett Cemetery, Mackay, Queensland. |
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LEACH, L.W.
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LEACH, Leslie Wilton, Private, QX18966, Australian Imperial Force. Born 19 September 1907, North Eton, Queensland. Married 29 April 1931 in Queensland to Daisy Myrtle May RAINES. Enlisted 8 January 1942, Discharged 15 January 1942. Corporal, 75397 (RAAF), 5 Airfield Construction Squadron, enlisted 28 April 1942, discharged 6 December 1945. Died 5 December 1995 aged 88 years. Buried 8 December 1995 in Walkerston Cemetery, Queensland. |
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LUCK, W. BURIAL SITE UNKNOWN |
LUCK, William Henry, Leading Aircraftman, 25234 (RAAF), 6 Aircraft Depot. Born 20 May 1909, Hurstmonceux, England. Married 8 August 1931 in Queensland to Ethel Elizabeth SMITH. Enlisted 13 March 1941. Discharged 29 October 1945. Died 25 January 1989 aged 79 years in Brisbane, Queensland. |
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McANDREW, T. BURIAL SITE UNKNOWN
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McANDREW, Thomas , Corporal, 23833 (RAAF), RAAF Command Headquarters. Born 25 February 1909, Cadzow, Scotland. Enlisted 28 November 1940. Discharged 10 November 1945. | |
McDOWELL, L. | McDOWALL, Leslie Raymond, Leading Aircraftman, 124812 (RAAF), 1 AIR O SCH. Born 2 April 1916, Mackay, Queensland. Married 26 June 1940 in Queensland to Ellen Mary KENNEDY. Enlisted 9 June 1943. Discharged 5 April 1945. Died 22 January 1994 aged 77 years. Buried in Innisfail Cemetery, Innisfail, Queensland. |
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OLLETT, D.
PRIVATE HEADSTONE |
OLLETT, Douglas Haig
, Warrant Officer, 414951 (RAAF), Brisbane Medical Unit. Born 28
August 1916, Mackay, Queensland. Married 15 October 1941 in Mackay,
Queensland to Ethel Eunice HILDITCH. Enlisted 6
December 1941. Marriage No.2 on 4 July 1945 in Brisbane, Queenslande to
Dorothy COXON. Discharged 16 August 1945. Died 16 April 1970 aged 53
years in Maryborough, Queensland. Cremated at Pinnaroo Lawn Cemetery and
Crematorium, Bridgeman Downs, Queensland . Buried? 18 April 1970 in Maryborough Cemetery, Queensland. Theres is a plaque at Pinnaroo Lawn cemetery and Crematorium and a private headstone in the Maryborough Cemetery. |
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PORTER, S.F. | PORTER, Simon Fahey , Leading Aircraftman, 124763 (RAAF), 43 Squadron. Born 4 May 1925, Mackay, Queensland. Enlisted 3 June 1943, Discharged 6 March 1946. Died 15 November 2010 aged 85 years in Oxley, Brisbane, Queensland. Cremated on 22 November 2010. Ashes interred 3 September 2011 at Mount Bassett Cemetery, Mackay, Queensland. |
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ROSS W. BURIAL SITE UNKNOWN |
ROSS, William Seymour, Sergeant, 25407 (RAAF), 3 Personnel Depot. Born 1 November 1907, Mackay, Queensland. Enlisted 27 March 1941. Discharged 22 January 1946. Died 6 February 1969 aged 61 years in Queensland. Burial Place Unknown. |
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SCHMIDT, C. (K.I.A.)
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SCHMIDT, Cleveland Julian (Clive), Flight Sergeant, 425061 (RAAF), 622 Squadron R.A.F. Born 18 March 1912, Eton, Queensland. Enlisted 7 December 1941. Killed in Action (Flying Battle), 31 March 1944 aged 32 years. Killed during Mission to Nuremberg when his Lancaster Bomber ND767 of which he was the Bomb-Aimer collided with a Halifax Bomber over Belgium and crashed near Rachecourt in Belgium. Buried in Hotton War Cemetery, Luxembourg, Belgium. |
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WALES, E. (ACCID.K.)
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WALES, Eric George, Leading Aircraftman, 25159 (RAAF), 1 Flying Boat Repair Depot, Bowen. Born 3 August 1914, Mackay, Queensland. Enlisted 28 February 1941, Killed in Car Crash on Nebo Road, 11 November 1944 aged 30 years, Mackay, Queensland, Buried 13 November 1914 in Old Mackay Cemetery, Queensland. | |
WOOD, P.
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WOOD, Percy Gerald. Leading Aircraftman, 75664 (RAAF), 9 Local Air Supply Unit. Born 19 November 1905, Kalbar, near Bundaberg, Queensland. Married 8 February 1936 in Our Lady of the Rosary Church, Marian, Queensland to Thelma Dulcie O'NEILL. Enlisted 11 May 1942, discharged 11 February 1946. Died 11 March 1996 aged 90 years. Buried Mirani West Cemetery, Queensland. |
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PRIVATE HEADSTONE
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MELLOR, Valda Relaine Margaret , Private, QF271049, Australian Army Medical Womens Service. Born 11 April 1923, Mackay, Queensland. Enlisted 12 May 1943. Discharged 28 November 1945. Died 13 May 1986 aged 63 years. Buried in Yeppoon Cemetery, Yeppoon, Queensland. | |
STEVENSON, H. (A.A.N.S.)
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STEVENSON, Heather Lillian, Sister, QFX61754 (QX61754), 116 Australian General Hospital. born 13 December 1914, Mackay, Queensland. enlisted 2 August 1942. Died of Illness, 25 November 1945 aged 30 years in Innisfail General Hospital, Queensland, Australia. Buried Cairns Cemetery, Queensland. | |
A.M.F. | ||
BULGARELLI, E.
PRIVATE HEADSTONE |
BULGARELLI, Ezio , Sapper, Q114832, 9 Labour Company. Born 16 June 1915, Ostiglia, Lombardy, Italy. Enlisted 13 June 1941. Married 12 July 1952 in Mackay Queensland. Discharged 8 May 1945. died 31 October 1996 aged 81 years. Buried in Old Mackay Cemetery. | |
BULGARELLI, S. | BULGARELLI, Silvio , Private, Q130709, 1st Garrison Battalion. Born 10 August 1920, Ostiglia, Lombardy, Italy. Enlisted 13 June 1941. Discharged 23 November 1944. Died 6 May 2014, aged 93 years. Buried 9 May 2014 in Nudgee Cemetery, Brisbane, Queensland. |
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CREAR, C.A.
PRIVATE HEADSTONE |
CREAR, Cecil Arthur , Sapper, Q114834, 11th Australian Field Company, Royal Australian Engineers. Born 24 May 1914, Mackay, Queensland. Enlisted 13 June 1941. Discharged 21 January 1946. Died 16 February 1996 aged 83 years. Buried Walkerston Cemetery, Queensland. |
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ROSS, J.G. | ROSS, John Gordon, Private, Q114689, 19th Field Ambulance. born 8 February 1910, Mackay, Queensland. Enlisted 14 June 1941. Discharged 3 June 1942. |
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