Just confirming the individuals to be commemorated on the trip

  

Those killed in the Bombing of Darwin in 1942.

Researching and sharing

The students and staff participating in the 2022 study tour to the Northern Territory have been asked to research a person who died during the 1942 Bombing of Darwin. To this end, over the past months you have nominated an individual and will present your research on the study tour.  The following site provides some great reference points for learning about the bombing of Darwin: Northern Territory Library | Roll of Honour : Select Name for Biographical Information  

The individuals who died in Darwin during the bombing and will be commemorated at the Adelaide River War Cemetery on 9 October are:

Matthew Boyd: Archibald Tindal

Lara Dawson: Frank Moore

Nicholas Heinrich: Eric Pollard

Jessica Inglis: Freda Stasinowsky 

Abby Langley: Jack Dee

Dakota Lloyd: The Bald family

Ezra Lockwood: Arthur Wellington

Gemma Mann: Patrick O’Connell

Jennifer Nguyen: Eileen and Jean Carrig Mullen

Sadie Schultz: Albert Schulz

Cynole Sony:  Francis Emms

Max Thomas: Robert George Davidson

Olivia Turner: Margaret De Mestre

Maddie Wirth: Elton Perry

Bethany Yates: Stewart Gardiner

Janine Fedorchuk-Weeks: Shirley Day

Malcolm McInerney: Robert Bevir

Jacky Smith: Robert Simons

Elspeth Grant: Man Loy

David Antell: Robert Stobo

Wayne Langford:

During the tour all students and staff will have the opportunity to share the story of their person during our nightly debriefing sessions.  Already I have seen some great stories uncovered by the students and we look forward to hear the students tell the stories on the trip.


The image above shows the cenotaph on the Darwin harbour foreshore - the site of the Dawn Service on Anzac Day and other commemorative events. The obelisk overlooks the Darwin Harbour Wharf area, from where all men from the Territory left during the First World War. The high cliffs would have been one of the last familiar sights those men would have seen as they sailed off to war. It overlooks the harbour where so many died in the Japanese air attack on 19 February 1942.

At the Adelaide River War Cemetery on 9 October 2022, we will have the opportunity to pay tribute to the individuals we have researched and discussed during the tour. 

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