Townsville War Cemetery
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bucketeer
S 19° 14.772 E 146° 47.268
55K E 477698 N 7871917
Townsville War Cemetery was established during WW2
Waymark Code: WMEZNA
Location: Queensland, Australia
Date Posted: 07/29/2012
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Townsville War Cemetery
The Townsville War Cemetery is situated within the Townsville Belgian Gardens Cemetery, containing 222 war graves. The burials consist of one sailor and one soldier of the U.K. Forces and nine sailors, 105 soldiers and 106 airmen of the Australian Forces.
During the the Second World war Townsville was a RAAF Base and a base for the new American heavy bombers was constructed there.
In 1941 it also became the base of an Area Combined Headquarters, established to ensure naval and air co-operation in trade defence in north-eastern Australia. It was one of the ports of embarkation for troops to New Guinea and the islands, and many transit camps and a Base Hospital for troops, evacuated through sickness and wounds from
New Guinea, were in the vicinity.
Information was taken from War Cemeteries in Australia publishised by Department of Vetrans' Affairs
Date cemetery was established: 1941
Visiting hours:
6am - 6pm daily
Website pertaining to the cemetery: [Web Link]
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Visit Instructions:
Please submit a photo(s) taken by you of your visit to the location (non-copyrighted photos only). GPS photos are also accepted with the location in the background, and old vacation photos are accepted. If you are not able to provide a photo, then please describe your visit or give a story about the visit.
We would also like to hear about any of your deceased family members who may be laid to rest in the cemetery.