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Two plaques commemorate Leading Stoker G.C. Perry, a crew member of the H.M.A.S. Perth who lost his life in the Battle of the Sunda Strait during World War Two. 

In February 1942, H.M.A.S. Perth survived the Allied defeat at the Battle of the Battle of the Java Sea only then to be torpedoed and sunk by the Imperial Japanese Navy at the Battle of Sunda Strait. Of the 681 sailors aboard, 353 were killed in battle. All but four of the 328 survivors were captured as prisoners of war: 106 died in captivity, and the surviving 218 were returned home to Australia after the war.

Location

Address:	1 - 3 Vernon Street, Coffs Ex-Services Club (RSL), Coffs Harbour, 2450
State:	NSW
Area:	AUS
GPS Coordinates:	Lat: -30.295858 Long: 153.115139 Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate.

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Details

Monument Type:	Plaque
Monument Theme:	People
Sub-Theme:	Military
Actual Event Start Date:	02-March-1042
Actual Event End Date:	02-March-1942

Dedication

Source: MA