HMAS Sydney II Memorial in Geraldton, WA, Australia
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sassainfl
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Impressive memorial on Mount Scott in Geraldton, WA, Australia overlooking the site of the spot on the Indian Ocean where the war act took place.
Waymark Code: WME627
Location: Western Australia, Australia
Date Posted: 04/08/2012
Views: 16
19 November 1941, the HMAS Sydney II sank after an engagement with the German ship Cormoran, disguised as a commercial and not war ship off the west coast of Australia, near Geraldton. The engagement was mutually destructive and all 645 people aboard were lost forever. The monument includes a granite wall with the names of the 645 lost company members, a dome made of 645 flying seagulls, the bronze statue of a woman looking at the battle site and hopelessly waiting for her loved one to return, a stele at the shape and size of the ship's prow. A fifth element, was recently added by Smith Architects, is the Seagull Fountain seen in the gallery of pictures.
Date of Dedication: 11/18/2001
Property Permission: Public
Access instructions: Drive up to it, Gummer Avenue, open 24 hours.
Website for Waymark: [Web Link]
Location of waymark:
Gummer Avenue
Mount Scott
Geraldton, WA Australia
6530
Commemoration: The 645 Australian servicemen who were lost during a WWII battle in 1941.
Access times: Not listed
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