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The plaque commemorates the Anglican missionaries who, in full knowledge of the danger, stayed with their New Guinean people rather than take the option to return to Australia and safety during World War Two.
In Anglican terminology the New Guinea Martyrs were eight Anglican clergy, teachers and medical missionaries killed by the Japanese in 1942. The Anglican Bishop of New Guinea (then a diocese of the ecclesiastical Province of Queensland) Philip Strong having instructed Anglican missionaries to remain at their posts despite the Japanese invasion. Three hundred thirty-three church workers of various denominations were killed during the Japanese occupation of New Guinea in World War Two.
Location
| Address: | 2 Smith Street, Christ Church Cathedral, Darwin, 0800 |
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| State: | NT |
| Area: | AUS |
| GPS Coordinates: | Lat: -12.465879 Long: 130.845327 Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate. |
Details
| Monument Type: | Plaque |
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| Monument Theme: | Conflict |
| Sub-Theme: | WW2 |
| Approx. Event Start Date: | 1942 |
| Approx. Event End Date: | 1942 |
Dedication
To the Glory of God
and in memory of
the Anglican Martyrs of Papua New Guinea,
the eight clergy, teachers and
medical missionaries martyred by the
Japanese in 1942.
May they rest in peace
