Rabaul and Montevideo Maru Memorial

Rabual and Montevideo Maru Memorial with Australian War Memorial in the background

Brian Rowe

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Memorial Name

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Treloar Crescent, Campbell ACT 2612

Memorial Type

Other

Conflicts

Second World War, 1939–45

Dedication Date

01 Jul 2012

Memorial Designer

James Parrett

Accessibility

Public

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Rabaul and Montevideo Maru Memorial Dedication Plaque

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Dedication of Rabual and Montevideo Maru Memorial on 1 July 2012

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The Rabaul and Montevideo Maru Society

The Rabaul and Montevideo Maru Society was established in 2009 to represent the interests of the families of the soldiers and civilians captured in Rabaul and

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Starboard side view of the Japanese passenger ship MV Montevideo Maru, c.1941

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Private Lloyd Sylvester Sibraa, 1st Independent Company

Lloyd Sibraa was born in Forest Lodge, Sydney on 9 June 1919, the son of Neville and Mabel Sibraa.

Neville and Mabel separated early in their marriage. Lloyd

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A painting of 'A' Company, 2/22nd Battalion in action at Vulcan on the morning of 23 January, 1943. artist Geoffrey Mainwaring, 1970

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Gunner Richard Vernon Grimshaw, 17th Anti-Tank Battery

Richard Grimshaw was born on 21 April 1919 in Kogarah, Sydney, to Lawrence and Amy Grimshaw.

He grew up in nearby Bexley with his parents and sister, Pam. He

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Australian War Memorial

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Thomas Henry Herket

Thomas Henry Herket enlisted in the Australian Imperial Force (AIF) on 10 August 1915. He was a single man. His age was stated as 21 years and 1 month. (Later

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