Sergeant Robert Topham & Private Colin TierneyPrint Page 
The monument was erected by the residents of Yapeen to commemorate Sergeant Robert Francis Topham and Private Colin Tierney who died in World War Two.
Location
| Address: | Vaughan Springs Road, Bent Park, Yapeen, 3451 |
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| State: | VIC |
| Area: | AUS |
| GPS Coordinates: | Lat: -37.130338 Long: 144.176415 Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate. |
Details
| Monument Type: | Monument |
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| Monument Theme: | People |
| Sub-Theme: | Military |
Dedication
Erected by the residents of Yapeen
In memory of Sgt R. F. Topham and Pte C. Tierney
Lest We Forget
1939 - 45
VX60104 Private Colin Tierney, aged 30, 2 / 2nd Motor Ambulance Company, Australian Army Service Corps, 2nd AIF, who died of illness on 27 June 1943 and is buried in Thanbyuzayat War Cemetery, Myanmar [Burma], Grave aI4.D.lO.;
and
VX58799 Acting Sergeant Robert Francis Topham, aged 28, 2 / 3rd Independent Company, 2nd AIF, son of John Thomas Topham and Elizabeth Topham, of Yapeen, Victoria, who died of wounds on 17 August 1943 and is buried in Lae War Cemetery, Papua New Guinea, Grave N.D.16.
