Merchant Seaman Memorial

Merchant Seaman Memorial located in western forecourt of the Australian War Memorial

Brian Rowe

Key Information

Memorial Name

Merchant Seaman Memorial

Address

Campbell ACT 2612

Memorial Type

Other

Conflicts

First World War, 1914–18

Second World War, 1939–45

Memorial Designer

Artist Dennis Adams Monument Manufacturer Turville Foundry

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Contributors

Joint Committee Battle of Crete & The Greek Campaign

Henry Moulds

Brian Rowe

Merchant Seaman Memorial located in western forecourt of the Australian War Memorial

Merchant Seaman Memorial Commemorative Plaque

Merchant Seaman Memorial located in western forecourt of the Australian War Memorial

Merchant Navy Crest affixed to the Merchant Seaman Memorial

The dedication panel on the Merchant Navy Memorial

The Memorial sculpture depicts survivors in a life raft recovering other survivors from the water

Side view of the sculpture

The First World War Roll of Honour

The Second World War panel. Note the name of William Roy Reynolds, the Merchant Navy Captain who took command of the Japanese fishing boat Kofuku Maru after it was impounded in Singapore on commencement of hostilities against Japan. He later sailed the boat to India, where it was renamed MV Krait

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The Second World War Roll of Honour acknowledges that not all who served and gave their lives are known

The Second World War Roll of Honour

Some of the vessels lost, including the SS Iron Crown (see Places of Pride page for Mallacoota, Victoria)

The Merchant Navy Memorial

The Memorial sculpture at night

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Survivors in the Captain Reginald Saunders Courtyard

Survivors in the Autumn

Merchant Navy

World War 2 Honour Roll

Offical War Artist Dennis Adams

Joint Committee Battle of Crete & The Greek Campaign

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Ernest Albert Koosache aka Kookoosachi on M V Matefele buried Bomana War Cemetery New Guinea

Ernest Albert Koosache of Maroubra NSW . Servicemen of Greek Heritage from Crete

HMAS Matafele owned by Burns Philip

Merchant Navy Poster

Rescue

Joint Committee Battle of Crete & The Greek Campaign

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Memorials nearby

Captain Reginald Saunders Courtyard View West

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Captain Reg Saunders Courtyard

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Royal Australian Engineers ( 6th Div) Plaque Sculpture Garden AWM

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Royal Australian Engineers (6thDivision) Plaque

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2/3rd Australian Infantry Battalion Plaque Reginald Saunders Courtyard AWM

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2/3rd Australian Infantry Battalion Plaque

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2/2 Australian Infantry Battalion Plaque Reginald Saunders Courtyard AWM

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2/2 Australian Infantry Battalion Plaque

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2/7th Australian Infantry Battalion Plaque

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2/7th Australian Infantry Battalion Plaque

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Australian War Memorial

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Australian War Memorial

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honour roll

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Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour

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Permanent display of the Long Tan Cross unveiled in a ceremony attended by Governor General Peter Cosgrove and Foreign Minister Julie Bishop 17th August 2018. AWM2018.4.183.1

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Long Tan Cross

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Collage of 65 local soldiers' portraits, made by the Willunga Cheer Up Society

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Willunga Cheer Up Society Pictorial Honour Board

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2/1st Australian Infantry Battalion Plaque

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2/1st Australian Infantry Battalion Plaque

Campbell, Australian Capital Territory

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Australian Military Police Plaque Captain Reg Saunders Courtyard

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Australian Military Police Plaque

Campbell, Australian Capital Territory

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British Commonwealth Occupation Force in Japan Memorial Wall and Garden

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British Commonwealth Occupation Force in Japan Memorial

Campbell, Australian Capital Territory

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General Sir John Monash Commemorative Statue

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General Sir John Monash Commemorative Statue

Campbell, Australian Capital Territory

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The Fallen, Mainland Greece and Crete WWII Plaque Context

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The Fallen, Mainland Greece and Crete WWII Plaque

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Service Women's Memorial in western gardens precinct of the Australian War Memorial

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Service Women's Memorial

Campbell, Australian Capital Territory

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