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50th Anniversary of H.M.A.S. CowraPrint Page 
03-May-2015 (Arthur Garland)
Photographs supplied by Arthur Garland / Russell Byers
The plaque commemorates the 50th anniversary of the commissioning of H.M.A.S. Cowra.
H.M.A.S. Cowra was laid down by Poole & Steel at Balmain, New South Wales on 12 August 1942, and was launched on 27 May 1943 by the wife of Percy Spender, the Federal Treasurer and member of the Advisory War Council, and was commissioned into the Royal Australian Navy on 8 October 1943.
Location
| Address: | 101 Brisbane Street, Cowra Services Club, Cowra, 2794 |
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| State: | NSW |
| Area: | AUS |
| GPS Coordinates: | Lat: -33.834177 Long: 148.691434 Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate. |
Details
| Monument Type: | Plaque |
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| Monument Theme: | Conflict |
| Sub-Theme: | WW2 |
| Actual Event Start Date: | 08-October-1943 |
| Actual Event End Date: | 08-October-1993 |
| Link: | http://www.warmemorialsregister.nsw… |
Dedication
Front Inscription
Source: MA,NRWMThis plaque commemorates the 50th anniversary of the commissioning of the HMAS Cowra
CR. R. Blume Lt. Cdr. W. J.Gillies RANR(S)
Mayor of Cowra Captain HMAS Cowra
8 October 1993 8 October 1943
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