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Warrant Officer John SoundyPrint Page 
30-June-2016
Photographs supplied by Arthur Garland
The carved wooden table commemorates Warrant Officer John Trevor Soundy who lost his life in World War Two. John Soundy was a former pupil at the school between 1926 and 1929.
He was the co-pilot of the 13 Squadron, U.S.A.A.C., North American Mitchell, 41-12483 which departed Charters Towers at 0930 hours on 7 January 1943, to deliver supplies to Port Moresby in New Guinea. Nothing more was ever heard from the aircraft.
Location
| Address: | 23 Commercial Road, The Friends` School, North Hobart, 7000 |
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| State: | TAS |
| Area: | AUS |
| GPS Coordinates: | Lat: -42.869231 Long: 147.312951 Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate. |
Details
| Monument Type: | Table |
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| Monument Theme: | People |
| Sub-Theme: | Military |
| Actual Event Start Date: | 07-January-1943 |
| Actual Event End Date: | 07-January-1943 |
Dedication
| Actual Monument Dedication Date: | Sunday 28th April, 1946 |
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Front Inscription
PER ARDUA AD ASTRA
IN MEMORIAM
JOHN TREVOR SOUNDY Jan 7th 1943
Left Side Inscription
1926 1929
1926 1929
Back Inscription
Source: MASPLENDID YOU PASSED
THE GREAT SURRENDER MADE
INTO THE LIGHT THAT
NEVERMORE SHALL FADE
Monument details supplied by Monument Australia - www.monumentaustralia.org.au
