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Flying Officer Lesley OlneyPrint Page 
28-October-2020 (Stephen Warren)
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The bell commemorates Flying Officer Lesley Olney, a Royal Australian Air Force (R.A.A.F.) officer who served in the Katherine area during World War Two. He was killed in an aircraft crash at South Goulburn Island in 1943.
The bell was erected by former officers of R.A.A.F Survey and Design Unit whose headquarters were located at the Old Katherine High School.
The bell was relocated to the cenotaph in O'Shea Park in 1989, and then relocated to the Katherine War Memorial. The bell is now located near the new cenotaph in Railway Street.
Location
| Address: | Railway Terrace, Katherine Cenotaph, Katherine, 0850 |
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| State: | NT |
| Area: | AUS |
| GPS Coordinates: | Lat: -14.465177 Long: 132.261429 Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate. |
Details
| Monument Type: | Technology |
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| Monument Theme: | People |
| Sub-Theme: | Military |
| Actual Event Start Date: | 29-May-1943 |
| Actual Event End Date: | 29-May-1943 |
Dedication
| Approx. Monument Dedication Date: | 1954 |
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Front Inscription
Memorial Bell
Flying Officer L. K. Olney
Died at Katherine
29 - 5 - 1943
12th Survey Design Unit
RAAF
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Monument details supplied by Monument Australia - www.monumentaustralia.org.au
