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03-May-2017
Photographs supplied by Harry Frochter / Bryan Hardy
The plaque and a pennant commemorate H.M.A.S. Perth
H.M.A.S. Perth Perth was built at Portsmouth Naval Dockyard and commissioned into the Royal Navy as HMS Amphion on 15 June 1936. Purchased by the Australian Government, she was commissioned into the Royal Australian Navy on 29 June 1939.
The ship was torpedoed by the Japanese and sank on 1 March 1942. Of the Perth`s company of 686, only 218 were repatriated. Many became prisoners of war and were incarcerated in camp near Batavia, Java
Location
| Address: | 38 St Georges Terrace, Soldiers Chapel, St George`s Cathedral, Perth, 6000 |
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| State: | WA |
| Area: | AUS |
| GPS Coordinates: | Lat: -31.955556 Long: 115.860833 Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate. |
Details
| Monument Type: | Plaque |
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| Monument Theme: | Conflict |
| Sub-Theme: | WW2 |
| Actual Event Start Date: | 01-March-1942 |
| Actual Event End Date: | 01-March-1942 |
Dedication
Front Inscription
Source: MA,SKPThis plaque and pennant is a memorial to the crew of the HMAS Perth
Sunk in action off Banten Bay Java
1 March 1942
Monument details supplied by Monument Australia - www.monumentaustralia.org.au
