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The stained glass window commemorates Pilot Officer William J. H. Gove, who was killed in action in April 1943 during World War Two. He was the navigator in Hudson A16-197.
Pilot Officer Gove's squadron was flying from Darwin to armed reconnaissance of Timoeka, Dutch New Guinea when it is thought that two aeroplanes may have accidently clipped each other as they took up flight formation, only four minutes into the flight. All lives were lost on both aeroplanes. Men from Gove's Hudson were buried together on Rabuma Island on 26 April 1943 and later reburied at Adelaide River War Cemetery.
On the 2nd March 1947, twelve stained glass windows were unveiled in Geelong Grammar's Chapel of All Saints. The windows commemorate twelve old boys who lost their lives during World War Two. The Reverend J. D. McKie, Bishop of Geelong declared that the windows would serve as a reminder of gallant young men who had laid down their lives.
Location
| Address: | Art School Road & Tower Road, Geelong Grammar School Chapel, Corio, 3214 |
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| State: | VIC |
| Area: | AUS |
| GPS Coordinates: | Lat: -38.069637 Long: 144.399168 Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate. |
Details
| Monument Type: | Window |
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| Monument Theme: | People |
| Sub-Theme: | Military |
| Actual Event Start Date: | 20-April-1943 |
| Actual Event End Date: | 20-April-1943 |
| Link: | http://vhd.heritage.vic.gov.au/vhd/… |
Dedication
| Actual Monument Dedication Date: | Sunday 2nd March, 1947 |
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S. W. Pacific
Killed on active service
Air Operations
Millingimbi 20th Ap.1943
Pilot Officer William
J.H. Gove
No.2. Squadron R.A.A.F.
Strength
Whosoever will save his life shall lose it,
And whosoever will lose his life for My sake shall find it.
