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Flying Officer R. H. WilkinsonPrint Page 
13-July-2016
Photographs supplied by Arthur Garland
The Wilkinson Block of the Ogilvie High School commemorates Flying Officer R. H. Wilkinson, who was serving with 5 Squadron, Royal Australian Air Force (R.A.A.F), when he was accidentally killed at Cryon, New South Wales in September 1942 in the crash of Wirraway A20-288.
Location
| Address: | 228 New Town Road, Ogilvie High School, New Town, 7008 |
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| State: | TAS |
| Area: | AUS |
| GPS Coordinates: | Lat: -42.856058 Long: 147.299691 Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate. |
Details
| Monument Type: | Structure |
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| Monument Theme: | People |
| Sub-Theme: | Military |
| Actual Event Start Date: | 28-September-1942 |
| Actual Event End Date: | 28-September-1942 |
Dedication
| Approx. Monument Dedication Date: | 1997 |
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Front Inscription
Source: MAPlaque :
WILKINSON BLOCK
W Block is named in memory of Mr R. H. Wilkinson who as the first boy Head Prefect in 1937. He died serving Australia as a Royal Australian Air Force officer in 1942.
Donated by the 1997 Prefect Board
Monument details supplied by Monument Australia - www.monumentaustralia.org.au
