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The monument commemorates five Aboriginal brothers who fought in World War Two.
At the onset of the World War One and Two it was known that both white and indigenous men in Western Australia`s northern pastoral regions put to down their tools and enlisted. Five indigenous brothers who grew up in the Whim Creek area in the Pilbara did just that. The men lived and worked around several Pilbara pastoral stations including Mallina, Munda and Sherlock.
Arnold and Edgar Lockyer enlisted into the Royal Australian Air Force. Elbert, Elliot and Eric Lockyer enlisted into the Australian Army. Arnold Lockyer, the flight sergeant was just 30 years-old when the aeroplane he was in was shot down over Indonesia. He parachuted out but was captured by the Japanese.
Only three of the five brothers returned home to Western Australia.
Location
| Address: | North West Coastal Highway, Whim Creek, 6718 |
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| State: | WA |
| Area: | AUS |
| GPS Coordinates: | Lat: -20.839502 Long: 117.836296 Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate. |
Details
| Monument Type: | Monument |
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| Monument Theme: | People |
| Sub-Theme: | Military |
| Actual Event Start Date: | 03-September-1939 |
| Actual Event End Date: | 15-August-1945 |
Dedication
| Actual Monument Dedication Date: | Friday 21st April, 2006 |
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Plaque :
80471
Arnold A Lockyer
Flight Sergeant RAAF
Died 21. 8. 1945 aged 30
Buried Ambon War Cemetery
Served our country with pride & honour
R. I. P.
Plaque :
WX34529
Elliott "Mannyt" Lockyer
2nd 24th Aust Inf Batt
Served New Guinea Tarakan
14. 1. 1920 ~ 24. 6. 1995
A proud soldier who served our country with pride & honour
R. I. P.
Plaque :
A5439
Edgar Samuel Lockyer
Corporal served Borneo
21. 4. 1914 ~ 9. 10. 1964
A proud soldier who served our country with pride & honour
R. I. P.
Plaque :
WX 32707
Albert Edward Lockyer
Prvt 44th Aust Inf Batt
11. 5. 1917 ~ 28. 3. 1991
A proud soldier who served our country with pride & honour
R. I. P.
Plaque:
WX40624
Eric "Nin" Lockyer
Prvt 2nd 24th Batt
K.I.A. 16. 5. 1945 Aged 21
Buried Labuan War Cemetery
A proud soldier who served our country with pride & honour
R. I. P.
