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The monument commemorates the loss of H.M.A.S. Parramatta in 1941 and the 138 men who were killed in action.
On 27 November 1941, H.M.A.S. Parramatta while escorting a convoy to the Allied garrison at Tobruk was sunk by a German submarine in the Mediterranean. The Parramatta was part of the navy`s `Tobruk ferry`, whose destroyers and sloops kept the besieged port supplied.
Location
| Address: | High & Swanbourne Streets, Monument Hill Memorial Reserve, Fremantle, 6160 |
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| State: | WA |
| Area: | AUS |
| GPS Coordinates: | Lat: -32.052501 Long: 115.756667 Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate. |
Details
| Monument Type: | Monument |
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| Monument Theme: | Conflict |
| Sub-Theme: | WW2 |
| Actual Event Start Date: | 27-November-1941 |
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| Actual Event End Date: | 27-November-1941 |
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Dedication
| Actual Monument Dedication Date: | Tuesday 27th November, 2018 |
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Plaque:
In Memory Of The Officers And Men Of
HMAS Parramatta (II)
Which Sailed From The Port Of Fremantle On
29 June 1940
And Was Sunk In The Waters Off Tobruk On
27 November 1941
With The Loss Of 138 Lives.
24 Survived.
"Greater love has no man than this, that a man
lay down his life for his friends"
John 15 : 13
Plaque:
The Officers And Men Lost At Sea
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Survivors
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