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Huskisson Wall of Remembrance 1943-1946 Honour Roll

Huskisson Wall of Remembrance 1943-1946 Honour Roll
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Stainless steel plaque with dedication and honour roll consisting of title, names and area of service (Army, Navy, Royal Australian Air Force). The memorial is attached to an exterior wall at the Lady Denman Heritage Complex. In front stands a Beaufort Bomber propeller which was lost on a training sortie 35 Nautical miles ESE of Cape St George on 14 August, 1943. The aircraft made it back to Nowra on a single engine. The propeller was found 42 years later.

The memorial was dedicated on 23 April 1992 by Rear Admiral Neil Ralph AP DSC and Rev. Walter T. Wheeldon MBE.

Inscription

Honour roll

Wall of Remebrance Honour Roll 1943 - 1946

THIS MEMORIAL HONOURS THOSE AIR CREWS AND GROUND PERSONNEL OF THE ARMED FORCES WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES DURING TRAINING IN WORLD WAR 2 IN THE JERVIS BAY AND OTHER AREAS BOUNDED BY KIAMA IN THE NORTH TO ULLADULLA IN THE SOUTH.

Royal Navy

[Names]

Royal Navy

[Names]

Army

[Names]

RAAF

[Names]

RAAF

[Names]

Unveiled by 

Rear Admiral Neil Ralph AO DSC

RAN Retired

23 April 1992

Dedicated by

Rev. Walter T. Wheelson MBE

RAN Retired 

23rd. April 1992

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Propeller from Beaufort Bomber

This propeller was lost on 14 August 1943, from an aircraft, when

the propeller hit the sea, 35 nautical miles ESE of Cape St George.

The aircraft made it back to HMAS Albatross on one engine.

The 6 O.T.U. Nowra Squadron was on an operational training flight, 

practising low level torpedo bombing runs on a convoy, when

the incident occurred.

42 years later it was recovered from a depth of 915 metres

(500 fathoms) by a fishing trawler.

Mr Ron Whitwell, former navigator/bomb aimer on the crew of

the Bristol Beaufort Bomber, identified it as having come off

the aircraft A9 - 101.

Sponsored by RAAF Beaufort Squadrons Association.

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Address
11 Dent Street
Lady Denman Heritage Complex
Huskisson NSW 2540
Local Government Area
Shoalhaven, City of
Setting
Building – outside
Memorial type
Board/roll/plaque/tablet
Recorded by
Diana Lorentz
Year of construction
1992
Dedication date
23 April 1992
Conflict/s
Second World War, 1939–45