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Plaques at the base of four Phoenix Palm trees commemorate four sailors who were killed during a fire aboard the H.M.A.S. Westralia in 1998. The fire involved the combustion of a quantity of diesel fuel in the engine compartment, with the four sailors being killed and the ship disabled.
Location
| Address: | High & Swanbourne Streets, Monument Reserve, Fremantle, 6160 |
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| State: | WA |
| Area: | AUS |
| GPS Coordinates: | Lat: -32.052222 Long: 115.756944 Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate. |
Details
| Monument Type: | Plaque |
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| Monument Theme: | Disaster |
| Sub-Theme: | Maritime |
| Actual Event Start Date: | 05-May-1998 |
| Actual Event End Date: | 05-May-1998 |
Dedication
| Actual Monument Dedication Date: | Monday 22nd November, 2004 |
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Plaque :
Remember
Shaun Damien Smith
Petty Officer Marine Technician S138258
HMAS Westralia
27th November 1968 - 5th May 1998
Dedicated by family and shipmates
Lest We Forget
Plaque :
Remember
Phillip John Carroll
Able Seaman Marine Technician S155254
HMAS Westralia
17 June 1974 - 5th May 1998
Dedicated by family and shipmates
Lest We Forget
Plaque :
Remember
Bradley John Meek
Leading Seaman Marine Technician S138258
HMAS Westralia
16th July 1972 - 5th May 1998
Dedicated by family and shipmates
Lest We Forget
Plaque :
Remember
Megan Anne Pelly
Midshipman L154029
HMAS Westralia
8th December 1975 - 5th May 1998
Dedicated by family and shipmates
Lest We Forget
