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Lt Cantello Reserve and HMAS Kuttabul Honour Roll

Lt Cantello Reserve and HMAS Kuttabul Honour Roll
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This memorial reserve commemorates Lt George Cantello of the United States Army Air Force (U.S.A.A.F.) who died in 1942 when his aircraft crashed on takeoff from Bankstown while attempting to locate a Japanese submarine that was shelling eastern Sydney. It was dedicated on 12 June 1988.

In the reserve is a stone wall with two plaques relating to Cantello. They were unveiled on 12 June 1988. Also on the wall is an honour roll plaque commemorating the sinking of HMAS Kuttabul during the midget submarine attack in Sydney Harbour. It was dedicated on 31 May 1992.

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Reserve wall

Lt. Cantello Reserve

Lt Cantello plaque 1

City of Liverpool

These Plaques were unveiled on 12th June, 1988 by The Honourable John C. Dorrance Consul General of the United States of America to commemorate the dedication of this memorial to 1st LT. George Leo Cantello 0-3888 USAAF

Commander, 41st fighter squadron, 35th fighter group, who gave his life nearby on 8th June, 1942 in the defence of Sydney. 

Alderman C. R. Conway J.P. Mayor. D. W. Mead - A.I.M.M Town Clerk/City Manager. Brigadier J.M. Sanderson A.M - President - Bicentennial Community Committee. P.S.Kidd - B.E. M.ENG.SC. O.T. & C.P. - City Engineer.

Lt Cantello plaque 2

Lest We Forget

Cantello (1915 -1942)

In the early hours of 8th June, 1942, Lt. Cantello took off in his P-39 Bell Airacobra fighter plane from Bankstown Aerodrome in response to the shelling of Sydney by a Japanese submarine lying of the coast. For undetermined reasons, the aircraft crashed near this memorial shortly after takeoff, killing Lt. Cantello instantly.

Liverpool City Council with the support of the 5th Air Force Memorial Foundation, The Flying School Class 40-A Association, The American Battle Monuments Comission has erected this memorial in Australia's bicentennial year as a permanent reminder of Lt Cantello's sacrifice and the contribution made to the defence of Australia by the United States Armed Forces during World War II. He gave his life for liberty.

HMAS Kuttabul Honour Roll

Liverpool City Council

This plaque was unveiled on Sunday, 31st May 1992 by Mark Latham Mayor. Commemorating the 50th Anniversary of the sinking of HMAS Kuttabul - 31st May 1942. 

Kuttabul, was sunk in Sydney Harbour, at 2300 hours on the 31st of May 1942 during the Japanese Midget Submarine attack, with the loss of 21 lives.

This plaque was erected by the community of the City of Liverpool in memory of those sailors lost, as a resutl of this tragic incident The following is a roll call of those 21 personnel who gave their lives

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LEST WE FORGET

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Address
Lt Cantello Reserve
Stewart Avenue
Hammondville NSW 2170
Local Government Area
Liverpool, City of
Setting
Garden/park
Memorial type
Board/roll/plaque/tablet
Garden/park
Recorded by
Peter F Williams
Year of construction
1988
Conflict/s
Second World War, 1939–45