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20-July-2014 (Chris McLaughlin)
Photographs supplied by Chris McLaughlin / Peter F Williams
The plaque commemorates those who served on H.M.A.S. Gawler from 1942 to 1946, and H.M.A.S. Gawler from 1983.
Location
Address: | Esplanade, Bicentennial Park, adjacent to Cenotaph, Darwin, 0800 |
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State: | NT |
Area: | AUS |
GPS Coordinates: | Lat: -12.466667 Long: 130.84 Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate. |
Details
Monument Type: | Plaque |
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Monument Theme: | Conflict |
Sub-Theme: | Multiple |
Dedication
Actual Monument Dedication Date: | Friday 25th April, 1997 |
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Front Inscription
Source: MA,SKPHMAS Gawler (I)
J188
B241 Corvette
1942 - 1946
Commissioned Whyalla, S.A. 14th August 1942
Indian Ocean 1942
Mediterranean 1942
South East Asia 1944
Pacific 1945
Indian Ocean
HMAS Gawler (II)
212
Fremantle Class Patrol Boat
1983 -
Commissioned Cairns, North Queensland, 27th August 1983
North Australia / South East Asia / South West Pacific 1983 - Australian Patrol Boat Force - Darwin.
This plaque was dedicated on the occasion of the visit to Darwin of crew members and their relatives of the original Gawler -
ANZAC Day 1997
Monument details supplied by Monument Australia - www.monumentaustralia.org.au