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The marble tablet commemorates the crew of H.M.A.S. Perth who were killed in action when the ship was sunk in February 1942 during World War Two.
In February 1942, Perth survived the Allied defeat at the Battle of the Java Sea, only then to be torpedoed and sunk by the Imperial Japanese Navy at the Battle of Sunda Strait. Of the 681 sailors aboard, 353 were killed in battle. All but four of the 328 survivors were captured as prisoners of war: 106 died in captivity, and the surviving 218 were returned home to Australia after the war.
Location
| Address: | Queen & Adelaide Streets, St John`s Church in the Square, Fremantle, 6160 |
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| State: | WA |
| Area: | AUS |
| GPS Coordinates: | Lat: -32.05377 Long: 115.74831 Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate. |
Details
| Monument Type: | Plaque |
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| Monument Theme: | Conflict |
| Sub-Theme: | WW2 |
| Actual Event Start Date: | 26-February-1942 |
| Actual Event End Date: | 26-February-1942 |
Dedication
A. M. D. G.
Dedicated to the memory of the Officers and men of H.M.A.S. "Perth" who lost their lives by enemy action, Sunda Straits
26th Feb 1942
Erected by the Ex N. M. Ass. W.A
