The Lae War Cemetery, established in 1944, is located adjacent to the Botanical Gardens in the centre of the city of

Lae Lae () is the capital of Morobe Province and is the second-largest city in Papua New Guinea. It is located near the delta of the Markham River and at the start of the Highlands Highway, which is the main land transport corridor between the Highl ...

, the capital of

Morobe Province Morobe Province is a province on the northern coast of Papua New Guinea. The provincial capital and largest city is Lae. The province covers 33,705 km2, with a population of 674,810 (2011 census), and since the division of Southern Highlands P ...

, in

Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea (abbreviated PNG; , ; tpi, Papua Niugini; ho, Papua Niu Gini), officially the Independent State of Papua New Guinea ( tpi, Independen Stet bilong Papua Niugini; ho, Independen Stet bilong Papua Niu Gini), is a country i ...

. The cemetery is managed by the

Commonwealth War Graves Commission The Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) is an intergovernmental organisation of six independent member states whose principal function is to mark, record and maintain the graves and places of commemoration of Commonwealth of Nations mil ...

. In World War II, Japanese and Commonwealth soldiers fought to hold the strategic areas of Papua New Guinea, and the Morobe Province was the site of several heated campaigns in late 1942–1943; by 1944, the Japanese had been driven off the island. The cemetery holds the remains of over 2,800 soldiers, many of whom died in the

Salamaua–Lae campaign The Salamaua–Lae campaign was a series of actions in the New Guinea campaign of World War II. Australian and United States forces sought to capture two major Japanese bases, one in the town of Lae, and another one at Salamaua. The campaign ...

, but also those who died in Japanese detention on the Island. As the remains of missing soldiers are recovered, they are interred in the cemetery.

History

In the early months of 1942, Japan dominated the skies.

and

Salamaua Salamaua () was a small town situated on the northeastern coastline of Papua New Guinea, in Salamaua Rural LLG, Morobe province. The settlement was built on a minor isthmus between the coast with mountains on the inland side and a headland. The c ...

were bombed on 21 January 1942 by 100 planes, and 3,000 land troops arrived on 7 March. There were also landings at Salamaua, followed on 21 July by further landings at Buna and Gona on the east coast, as the Japanese prepared to push through the Owen Stanley Mountains across the

Papuan Peninsula The Papuan Peninsula, also known as the Bird's Tail Peninsula, is a large peninsula in Papua New Guinea, southeast of the city of Lae, that makes up the southeastern portion of the island of New Guinea. The peninsula is the easternmost extent of t ...

Port Moresby (; Tok Pisin: ''Pot Mosbi''), also referred to as Pom City or simply Moresby, is the capital and largest city of Papua New Guinea. It is one of the largest cities in the southwestern Pacific (along with Jayapura) outside of Australia and New Z ...

. Lae became one of the bases from which the Japanese launched their southward drive, until it was stopped at Ioribaiwa Ridge, a point within from Port Moresby.

Cemetery

The cemetery was dedicated in 1944 by Lieutenant-General Sir Leslie Morshead, assisted by Chaplain C. M. Swan and Chaplain J. W. Drakeford. The Commonwealth Graves Commission assumed responsibility for it in 1947. The Lae Memorial commemorates 300 men of the Australian forces (including Merchant Navy, Royal Australian Air Force, and the Australian Army) who lost their lives and have no known grave. It contains a total of 2,800 burials, of which 444 are unidentified. File:Lae War Cemetery frontGate.jpg, The front gate of the Lae War Cemetery. File:Lae War Cemetery front-view.jpg, The view towards the memorial once through the front gate. File:Lae War Cemetery TokPisin sign at front gate.jpg, Sign at the entrance. File:Lae War Cemetery TokPisin sign at front gate2.jpg, Sign at the entrance. File:Lae War Cemetery Indian Army-front gate.jpg, The gate to the Indian section. Left side of the main gate. File:Lae War Cemetery Indian Army Grave.jpg, Close up of one of the graves. File:Lae War Cemetery Australian Grave Row A.jpg, Australian section. Row AWX15729 Private H.P Wilson 2/11 Infantry Battalion 6 January 1943 – Age 22 - For King and country – his duty nobly done. File:Lae War Cemetery infopanel.jpg, Panel inside the Lae Memorial. File:Lae War Cemetery register.jpg, Cemetery Register compartment in the Lae Memorial.

Design

Rising from the Cemetery forecourt, a wide flight of steps leads to a flat-topped colonnade. The central span of the colonnade frames a view of the

Cross of Sacrifice The Cross of Sacrifice is a Commonwealth war memorial designed in 1918 by Sir Reginald Blomfield for the Imperial War Graves Commission (now the Commonwealth War Graves Commission). It is present in Commonwealth war cemeteries containing 40 or ...

, found in every Commonwealth War Graves Commission cemetery of more than 40 burials. The cross stands on an expansive lawn in which bronze plaques mark the grave sites.

War Memorial

The Lae Memorial to the Missing stands in the cemetery, to commemorate 328 officers and men of the Australian Army, the Australian Merchant Navy and the Royal Australian Air Force who died in Papua New Guinea and have no known grave. The naval casualties were killed, or died of injuries received, on HMS ''King George V'', HMS ''Glenearn'' and '' Empire Arquebus'', and the four men of the Merchant Navy were killed when the SS ''Gorgon'' was bombed and damaged in Milne Bay in April 1943. AChowneVCLaeWarMemorial

Burials

The cemetery contains two classifications of burials, the identified and the unidentified. Most of the 2,818 burials are identified. Graves also include 426 Indian soldiers who were taken prisoner by the Japanese in the

Malaya Malaya refers to a number of historical and current political entities related to what is currently Peninsular Malaysia in Southeast Asia: Political entities * British Malaya (1826–1957), a loose collection of the British colony of the Straits ...

and

Hong Kong Hong Kong ( (US) or (UK); , ), officially the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China ( abbr. Hong Kong SAR or HKSAR), is a city and special administrative region of China on the eastern Pearl River Delt ...

and interred in Papua New Guinea. (See the 7th

Rajput Regiment The Rajput Regiment is one of the oldest infantry regiments of the Indian Army, tracing its origins back to 1778 with the raising of the 24th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry. The 1st battalion of the regiment was formed in 1798. After Worl ...

and the

14th Punjab Regiment The 14th Punjab Regiment was a regiment of the British Indian Army from 1922 to 1947. It was transferred to the Pakistan Army on independence in 1947, and amalgamated with the 1st, 15th and 16th Punjab Regiments in 1956, to form the Punjab Reg ...

). Most of the dead were killed in the Salamaua-Lae campaign in 1943, in particular, action at the Ramu Valley, Shaggy Ridge, and the Finisterre region. (See

Australian 3rd Division The 3rd Division was an infantry division of the Australian Army. Existing during various periods between 1916 and 1991, it is considered the "longest serving Australian Army division". It was first formed during World War I, as an infantry div ...

.) The cemetery also contains the grave of William Ellis Newton VC. Newton was awarded the

Victoria Cross The Victoria Cross (VC) is the highest and most prestigious award of the British honours system. It is awarded for valour "in the presence of the enemy" to members of the British Armed Forces and may be awarded posthumously. It was previously ...

on 19 October 1943 for his actions on 16–18 March, becoming the only Australian airman to earn the decoration in the

South West Pacific theatre of World War II The South West Pacific theatre, during World War II, was a major theatre of the war between the Allies and the Axis. It included the Philippines, the Dutch East Indies (except for Sumatra), Borneo, Australia and its mandate Territory of ...

, and the only one while flying with an RAAF squadron.

Commemorations

The annual dawn service is held every

ANZAC The Australian and New Zealand Army Corps (ANZAC) was a First World War army corps of the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force. It was formed in Egypt in December 1914, and operated during the Gallipoli campaign. General William Birdwood comma ...

(Australia New Zealand Army Corps)

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to commemorate the dead. The day is celebrated on 25 April, the landing of the Australian and New Zealand forces at

Galipoli The Gallipoli peninsula (; tr, Gelibolu Yarımadası; grc, Χερσόνησος της Καλλίπολης, ) is located in the southern part of East Thrace, the European part of Turkey, with the Aegean Sea to the west and the Dardanelles ...

during World War I. The typical service is patterned on the military dawn "stand-to," followed by an introduction, hymns, prayer, an address, the laying of wreaths, a recitation or two, followed by the playing of the

Last Post The "Last Post" is either an A or a B♭ bugle call, primarily within British infantry and Australian infantry regiments, or a D or an E♭ cavalry trumpet call in British cavalry and Royal Regiment of Artillery (Royal Horse Artillery and R ...

. The service concludes with a minute of silence,

Reveille "Reveille" ( , ), called in French "Le Réveil" is a bugle call, trumpet call, drum, fife-and-drum or pipes call most often associated with the military; it is chiefly used to wake military personnel at sunrise. The name comes from (or ), th ...

, and the New Zealand and Australian national anthems.

Recent burials

On 13 January 1999, two men who had died on a 1944 jungle reconnaissance flight were buried at the Lae War Cemetery. A

Wirraway The CAC Wirraway (an Aboriginal word meaning "challenge") was a training and general purpose military aircraft manufactured in Australia by the Commonwealth Aircraft Corporation (CAC) between 1939 and 1946. It was an Australian development of ...

aircraft flown by

RAAF "Through Adversity to the Stars" , colours = , colours_label = , march = , mascot = , anniversaries = RAAF Anniversary Commemoration ...

Flight Lieutenant Denis John Unkles crashed into the Papua New Guinea jungle on 15 April 1944, killing Unkles and his passenger, Army Lieutenant John Rawdon Fethersonhaugh. The flight had departed from the Gusap Strip on 15 April 1944, for an operational reconnaissance of the Wantoat area. When the aircraft's wreckage was located in the

Finisterre Range The Finisterre Range is a mountain range in north-eastern Papua New Guinea. The highest point is ranked 41st in the world by prominence with an elevation of 4,150 m. Although the range's high point is not named on official maps, the name "Mount ...

, north-west of Lae, it was covered in of jungle growth. Unkles' granddaughter played the last post. In April 1999, RAAF Flying Officer Maurice Ambrose Bellert of the

No. 82 Squadron RAAF No. 82 Squadron RAAF was a Royal Australian Air Force fighter squadron that operated during World War II and its immediate aftermath. It was formed in June 1943, flying Curtiss P-40 Warhawk, Curtiss P-40 Kittyhawks and, initially, Bell P- ...

, originally from Bundaberg, Queensland, was buried in Lae War Cemetery with full military honours. His

P-40 Kittyhawk The Curtiss P-40 Warhawk is an American single-engined, single-seat, all-metal fighter and ground-attack aircraft that first flew in 1938. The P-40 design was a modification of the previous Curtiss P-36 Hawk which reduced development time and ...

crashed into the sea off

Irian Jaya New Guinea (; Hiri Motu: ''Niu Gini''; id, Papua, or , historically ) is the world's second-largest island with an area of . Located in Oceania in the southwestern Pacific Ocean, the island is separated from Australia by the wide Torres ...

on 18 October 1944, after a raid on Japanese positions. His fate and location remained a mystery until 1999, when an Indonesian fisherman discovered the wreckage in of water several kilometres off Manokwari. His name was removed from the memorial for the missing, and he received a headstone of his own.

Nearby war cemeteries

The Bomana War Cemetery was established across the island, north of

on the road to the town of Nine Mile, and is approached from the main road by a side road called Pilgrims Way. This cemetery contains 3,819 Commonwealth burials, 702 of them unidentified. It was started in 1942 by the Australian Army and is the only Papua New Guinea cemetery to contain white marble headstones and a Stone of Remembrance.

Names recorded in Memorial

Plaque between panels at the Lae Memorial at the Lae War Cemetery

Panel 1

Panels 1,2,3 on the Lae Memorial at the Lae War Cemetery

. Australian Imperial Force Headquarters Lieutenant Colonels NX484 Fenton A.G. MBE Majors QX43794 Hopkinson R.E.D Captains NGX189 Evensen M.G NX42188 Massie J.H.H NX112723 Watson W.P Lieutenants NGX48 Barracluff J.T. VX20171 Fetherstonhaugh J.R QX26597 Graham P.O Australian Light Horse 2/2 Cavalry Commando Squadron Troopers WX34934 Beadman R.L. NX57432 Brown H. NX51317 Cole H.J VX117978 Mitchell P.R 2/5 Commando Squadron Troopers QX28187 Duffy G.P. NX114117 Ireland F.J 2/6 Commando Squadron Troopers QX60160 Mathiesen R.L 2/9 Commando Squadron Lance Sergeants NX5515 Ochiltree E.G Troopers NX202873 Hanly A.G 2/10 Commando Squadron Troopers NX202130 Noonan J.D Australian Armoured Corps 2/4 Armored Regiment Troopers WX16831 Skinner C.J Royal Australian Artillery 2/3 Field Regiment Gunners NX53000 McDonald J.D.A NX37718 Shaw A.S NX18075 Switzer L.H Served as Dearden L.H NX17833 Weatherston J.F 2/7 Field Regiment Gunners TX8234 Eiszele T.J 14 Field Regiment Bombardiers NX49992 O'Halloran W.J 2/1 Tank Attack Regiment Sergeants QX4666 Hanson R.J Bombardiers QX12516 Heuston V.V Gunners QX3146 Dark J.W TX1227 Hadfield R.P 2/4 Light A.A Regiment Majors NX34795 S Beecraft V.E 172 Light A.A. Battery Gunners VX133932 Hyland M.J

Panel 2

Australian Imperial Force

Royal Australian Engineers The Royal Australian Engineers (RAE) is the military engineering corps of the Australian Army (although the word corps does not appear in their name or on their badge). The RAE is ranked fourth in seniority of the corps of the Australian Army, be ...

2/3 Field Company Sappers NX11154 Pearson W.W 2/14 Field Company Sappers NX165877 McGovern C.B 9 Workshops and Park Company Sappers NX128663 Matthews J. 5 Mechanical Equipment Company Sappers NX204635 MacDougall J. F 3 A.A. Fortress Company Sappers QX34329 Tormey R. J 16 Small Ships Company Sappers SX38108 Bushell R.M.F Australian Corps of Signals Signalmen QX64904 McBarron L.J Australian Infantry "Z" Special Unit Lieutenants NX82924 Gubbay A.R. Lance Corporals NX202843 Walklate S.H. Privates NX92651 Eagleton R.E "M" Special Unit Captains PX178 Pursehouse L. Sergeants NX143314 Siffleet L.G 2/3 Independent Company Lance Corporals NX44160 Cooper R.A Privates VX105900 Snadden J.W 2/4 Independent Company Corporals WX25155 Pitos J.P Privates WX25054 Hamersley A.J.T.P 2/5 Independent Company Majors NX65838 Kneen T.P Privates VX122008 Bonnell J.M. VX108572 Pedder E.A 2/7 Independent Company Captains NX55542 Owen G.T Lance Corporals QX8505 Flynn P.D Privates QX8764 Dickson J.H VX113027 Else R.C NX115168 Graham E.C QX31869 Johns J.N SX20274 Linton R.C.H SX15805 McKay R.H VX120127 MacMahon A.J SX16040 Medland H.E.J 2/3 Infantry Battalion Privates NX4584 Bateup L.A TX14609 Chilcott D.L NX122705 Davis R. NX120151 Kendall K.B NX4614 Shiel T.K

Panel 3

Australian Imperial Force Australian Infantry 2/5 Infantry Battalion Lieutenants QX6681 Doneley A.R. M.C Corporals VX56539 Allen J.F NX72456 Gay A.C Privates NX201879 Douglas T.G VX33825 Feeley H.J VX53333 Marks T.G.H VX7533 Whitelock G.B.R 2/6 Infantry Battalion Corporals VX36060 Grant R.C Privates VX33800 Carracher W.A.J NX161891 Hennessy C.B 2/7 Infantry Battalion Privates QX27523 Thomas V.L 2/8 Infantry Battalion Privates QX33063 Rains F.G 2/12 Infantry Battalion Privates NX108177 Bowden K.J 2/14 Infantry Battalion Privates QX30038 Hubner G.H 2/15 Infantry Battalion Privates QX15253 Owens M.J 2/16 Infantry Battalion Privates WX5591 Henderson W.J NX126131 Tindall J.I WX4726 Wallace L.C.L 2/17 Infantry Battalion Lance Corporals NX85704 O'Brien L 2/23 Infantry Battalion Captains VX46713 Reid R.K. M.C NX169503 Gomm N.L QX54584 McAlorum J 2/25 Infantry Battalion Lieutenants QX14258 Shaw J.T Corporals QX9328 Austin R.G NX88924 Morel P.F Privates VX87082 McKenzie G.F 2/27 Infantry Battalion Corporals SX8157 Kemp D.C.W Privates SX27529 Smith M 2/28 Infantry Battalion Sergeants WX6697 MacGregor A.C Lance Corporals WX1092 Peacock S.W Privates WX11974 Ashby J.J WX6027 Bell T.H WX20198 Brown E.G WX109541 Calder A.J WX13684 Caporn B.LeR VX18801 Carter H.R.W WX17939 Chilvers J.D WX19351 Forsyth A.L WX20153 Fowler N.S WX20056 Grimwood D NX21625 Haim J WX17874 Heath G.H WX19845 Leonard J.E WX19112 McMaster A WX20042 Nankiville S.C WX19857 Polinelli V.J WX11520 Smith E.J WX6783 Stephen L.T

Panel 4

. Australian Imperial Force Australian Infantry 2/31 Infantry Battalion Privates NX78164 Ford M.J NX155390 Horwood M.R.S QX69848 Jorgensen A.T TX16004 Oakley L.T NX203686 Ray I.T.L NX92958 Smith D.W 2/33 Infantry Battalion Lance Corporals NX67141 Kelly P.L Privates NX6777 Ellis J.A 2/43 Infantry Battalion Captains SX8899 Buring O.G 24 Infantry Battalion Lieutenants VX104167 Young M.J Lance Sergeants VX104437 Fox W.P Lance Corporals VX104402 Betson A Privates VX143605 Arnold R.E VX104448 Hellens W 30 Infantry Battalion Corporals SX23089 Phelan O.C. MM 31/51 Infantry Battalion Lance Corporals QX37339 Barbouttis A 58/59 Infantry Battalion Corporals VX56605 Beaumont A.G.W 2/3 Machine Gun Battalion Sergeants NX3947 Hall V.R Corporals NX86092 May F.R Privates NX79521 Gordon R.C SX14341 White R.M 2/2/Pioneer Battalion Lieutenants NX69757 White R.B 2/4 Pioneer Battalion Privates SX25862 Coombe L.A 1 Papuan Infantry Battalion Lieutenants QX55175 Bruce T.A

New Guinea Volunteer Rifles The New Guinea Volunteer Rifles (NGVR) was an infantry battalion of the Australian Army. It was initially raised as a unit of the Militia from white Australian and European expatriates in New Guinea upon the outbreak of the Second World War in 19 ...

Lance Corporals NGX460 Anderson F.T.B

Panel 5

. Australian Imperial Force Australian Army Service Corps Sergeants VX116524 Richards L.J Corporals NX156810 Latham S NX31956 Welch G.J Australian Army Medical Corps Corporals NX87378 Kelson G. Australian Army Ordnance Corps Privates QX26044 McDowall I.S Corps of Electrical and Mechanical Engineers Craftsmen NX139655 Coste J Australian Army Provost Corps Corporals SX9093 Feuerheerdt A.W Australian Army Transportation Corps Lieutenants QX4655 Jones A.M Australian Labour Service Lance Sergeants NX88349 Hyde A.J Privates VX47535 Lipp B Australian Commonwealth Military Forces Australian Infantry 24 Infantry Battalion Privates V260513 DeLacy R.R 35 Infantry Battalion Privates Q148482 Kraut J New Guinea Volunteer Rifles Lance Corporals NG2003 Vernon R.E

Panel 6

Panels 6,7,8 on the Lae Memorial at the Lae War Cemetery

. Royal Australian Air Force Wing Commanders 260411 Barker N.W Squadron Leaders 402853 Dey P.A 224 Lewis M.V 574 McKenny C.R 255 Sage C.W.L Flight Lieutenants 407161 Badger N.T., DFC 415620 Crisp E.E 563 Eddion E.D 409038 Fielfing I.H 415733 Horne C.AV 406784 Hughes J.T 270808 Jones E.A 545 McDonnell P.R 405321 O'Farrell R.H 418562 Park G.L 402133 Paxton R.R 411824 Plowman K.W 400736 Satchwell C.A 404683 Thomas R.J 408766 Unkles D.J 402097 White E.M 406121 White G.H Flying Officers 403794 Amess J.W.B 260770 Anderson B.H 410192 Anderson S.L 431161 Bate A.V.E 419023 Beach R.E 404001 Bellert M.A 413520 Boyce R.F 429646 Buckland J.A 409289 Burnell N.G 408042 Carington-Smith E 431737 Chisholm C.L 427498 Clarke S.C 437399 Cornell J.R 439416 Dalglish A 406923 Davidson J.E 406124 Davies A.C.C 437476 Day R.V 412120 Donnan J.C 428699 Fletcher R.J 428386 Glendinning W 402595 Gurney D.A 426223 Hayes T.F 415159 Lucas G.A 416874 McLaren L.M 401984 Manger G.V 7246 Morrell A.K 10941 Munro H.C 422872 Negus E.R 401660 Oliver J.P 401145 Page A.R 403398 Shade C.R 421110 Stibbard N.R 400106 Summons H.D 418989 Thewlis N.McK 422895 Thompon J.G 402812 Wormald J.A Pilot Officers 428901 Bernie W.B 35952 Bevan K.H 423606 Boyd A.S 403903 Byrnes K.G 412502 Fairfax R.L 410973 Glew W.C 423121 Howe E.M 416868 Lloyd S.L 412675 Passmore L.A.J 405647 Petrie A,M 426955 Richards J.D 401793 Smith G.T 408886 Starling J 418197 Stewart L 405427 Stirling J.McL 429418 Wallace D.J 413293 Warbrook C.S.J 437187 Williss C.J 406122 Wilson R.M Warrant Officers 412376 Campbell A 404670 Giles A.E 414566 Hughes A.C 411069 Hunter A.J 420571 Keyes R.J 412081 Mogg G.C 405883 Schlengker P.G 416644 Tunbridge D.V 421950 Watson C 405949 Wilkinson E 421952 Willis M.W

Panel 7

Royal Australian Air Force Flight Sergeants 427775 Boyd H.J 434615 Brown R.P.s 409504 Burrowes T 427446 Davies A.J 10424 Devitt L.M 409528 Fairbairn M 417834 Guster P.F 417366 Harnden W.H 434252 Hay R.N 56177 Hay T.N 437825 Hewett M.J 415983 Hobbs R.G 408151 Ikin C.A 416776 Jackson M.H 415663 Kenny J.E 416770 Lamb J.B 442351 Lambert R 418154 McDonald F.G 416771 McLean N.D 433732 Macgregor R.A 410995 Maloney F 431510 O'Brien B.M 401048 Patterson C.F 433741 Peatfield G.A 434897 Pratt W.H 418466 Richards J.J 22750 Richardson E.R 414841 Salter A.J 6188 Sawrey A.G 433966 Tonge C.N 27141 Wiles K.R 418033 Wise T.W 425801 Yates W.J Sergeants 11321 Allott R.M 405710 Bailey L.M 60200 Barter R.T 47042 Blackmore F.L.H 435439 Brown L.E 13356 Burgess F.T 414541 Dawes L 405839 Desmond D.W 13055 Eastwood B.G 407360 Ellis M.C 408805 Friday A.I 405549 Gibson J.A 13362 Gluyas R.J 39426 Hamilton D 431282 Hattersley, S.J 401779 Kerr R.T 411504 Marsh T 11398 Maxted R.H.D 61752 Standing J.A 23771 Tyrrell M.B 442288 Way D.A Corporals 11000 Burns A 34759 Maxwell W.J.C 26974 Penrose I.L 6461 Perrett J 36648 Sharland D.A.J 47773 Whittaker W.A 12217 Wyche J.R Leading Aircraftmen 11085 Anthony F.H 16961 Bone C.V 140267 Burns K.J 32579 Clarke L.T 140811 Coleman I.S 425276 Cook G.W 73200 Costigan W.A 33871 Cox J.L 22050 Craigie J.E.B 23560 Grouch A.H 16809 Downes A 170241 Dunderdale W.R 25843 Edwards G.J 149300 Haddow D.E 71457 Harland E.J 72043 Lyons S.E 153077 Mann S.D 73231 Marshall B.A 9034 Meadow A.D 88726 Morgan V.A 69438 Street F Aircraftmen Class 1 149289 Luck W.B 146748 Smith J.H.A Royal Australian Air Force Nursing Service Sisters 501399 Craig M.E

Panel 8

Papua New Guinea Infantry 1 Papuan Infantry Battalion Lance Corporals Atitona Evoa Kori Privates Bagawi Ere Frank Gosi Heore Imche Kilo Naromai Nupugi Oganowa Simora 1 New Guinea Infantry Battalion Privates Agi 2 New Guinea Infantry Battalion Corporals Estrom Tangoli Lance Corporals Papriko Privates Eibil Willi 3 New Guinea infantry Battalion Privates Katin-Gori Lokanguru Australian New Guinea Administrative Unit Corporals Kokimara Privates Beka Eriwell Kokae Mouki Nabuoi Nanko Wanbumamini Waworo Pacific Island Regiment Privates Branimu Karmun Ombola Tominit New Guinea Police Force Sergeants Lus Mas Saplia Constables Baili Darok Juliam Kalampsi Keu Kundi Mo Paliau Peri Sauman Australian Imperial Force Headquarters Warrant Officers 2 Strudwick R.B

References

External links

* P.Applebee
Alphabetical list of internees
Australian War Graves and PBG War Forum. 2001. * * {{Australian war memorials Australian military memorials Commonwealth War Graves Commission cemeteries in Papua New Guinea Lae Australian diaspora