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23-February-2021
23-February-2021

Photographs supplied by Michelle Paul

The photographic plaque commemorates Lance Corporal John Dunn, Corporal Allan Bell and Corporal Peter Bowen who served in World War Two.

Lance Corporal John Dunn died in a Prisoner of War camp in Japan in September 1944. Corporal Allan Bell was killed in action at El Alamein in August 1942, and Corporal Peter Bowen was killed in action in December 1942.

Location

Address:Newman Road, Charleston Memorial Hall, Charleston, 5244
State:SA
Area:AUS
GPS Coordinates:Lat: -34.916074
Long: 138.902164
Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate.
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Details

Monument Type:Plaque
Monument Theme:People
Sub-Theme:Military

Dedication

Front Inscription

In Memory

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SX7619 John Dunn ( 2 / 3rd Machine Gun Batt. A. I. F. )
Enlisted July, 1940
Saw service in Syria and Java.
Captured by Japanese in Java. 
Died 14th September, 1944, when P. O. W. buried at Yokohama.

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SX6815 A / Cpl Allan Bell ( 2 / 43rd Batt. A. I. F. )
Enlisted September, 1940
Saw service in Egypt, Palestine and Tobruk and was later killed in action at El Alemein, August 30th, 1942.

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SX1751 Cpl. Peter Bowen ( 2 / 10th Batt. A. I. F. )
Enlisted February, 1940
Saw service in England, Middle East, Syria, Palestine and Tobruk. 
Returned to Australia and then went to New Guinea, where he was killed in action on December 26th, 1942.

 

 

 

Source: MA
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