Finding a person to research

 

Those killed in the Bombing of Darwin in 1942.

Researching and sharing

The students participating in the 2023 study tour to the Northern Territory have been asked to research a person (an Australian) who died during the 1942 Bombing of Darwin. To this end, the Anzac Prize awardees have nominated an individual and are now busy preparing their research to be presented on the study tour.  The following sites provides some great reference points for starting your research on a person who died in the bombing of Darwin:   

1.   Finding a name and image of a person who died during the Bombing of Darwin on the  Roll of Honour - Bombing of Darwin - NT Library | Places of Pride (awm.gov.au) Images and information available at Territory Stories - Territory Stories (nt.gov.au) and The Bombing of Darwin | Library & Archives NT

2.   Once you have selected a name, you may be able to find more information on the Virtual War Memorial at Virtual War Memorial | Australian Soldiers, Memorials and Military (vwma.org.au).

The individuals who died in Darwin during the bombing and will be commemorated on the trip are:

Lara Braithwaite: Eric Pollard

Olivia Brook: Margaret Augusta De Mestre

Emma Choi: Jennie Stasinowsky

Olivia De Angelis: Daisy Martin

Annabel Geater-Johnson: Emily Young

Tovie Hallion: Boyns Hocking

Aston Joshy: Alexander McNab

Sahibjot Kaur: William Bowen

Kenzie King: Archibald Tindal

Vinka Lakic: Robert Simons

Jack Lattas: Roy Gardiner   

Charlotte Lockwood: Cecil Cross

Amelie Martin: John Cubillo

Emily McPherson: Walter Rowling

Hannah Rowlands: Eileen and Jean Mullen 

Alexandra Seal: The Bald family - Hurtle, Alice and Iris.

William Simes: William Michie

Ella Tanti: Fredrik Gillespie

Ned Uren: Albert Schultz

Maliky Wilson-Creed: Leonard Barton

Aaron Harrison: Francis Emms

Malcolm McInerney: Robert Bevir

Lauren Smith: Various service person in Darwin on 19 February 1942

Jodie O’Donnell: Archibald Hall

Peter Gates: Jack Dee and Gunner the War Dog.

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 that we will be attending on the tour. 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 19 April 2023 and at the Anzac Day Dawn Service in Darwin on 25 April 2023, the Anzac Prize students will have the opportunity to pay tribute to the individuals they researched. 

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