Theo Bruyns - Cooma, NSW, Australia
S 36° 12.927 E 149° 07.940
55H E 691671 N 5990046
This headstone is for Able Seaman Theo Bruyns, died 1967, aged 22 years.
Waymark Code: WM108VN
Location: New South Wales, Australia
Date Posted: 03/22/2019
Views: 1
A pink granite headstone, with softly rounded shoulders is at the head of the pink granite, slab-covered grave site for Able Seaman Theo Bruyns. The inscription reads:
In Loving Memory
of
our beloved son
and brother
able seaman
THEO BRUYNS
Born 14th January 1945
Accidentally Shot
18th November 1967
R - I - P
There is also a bronze plaque for his service in the Royal Australian Navy, which reads:
T.C. BRUYNS
ABFC R62437
H.M.A.S. Harman
18th November 1967 Age 22
"May he Rest in Peace"
Address: Cooma Cemetery, Mittagang Road, Cooma North, NSW, Australia
Visited: 1500, Sunday, 30 December, 2018
[The only direct online mention of Theo is in the Billion Graves website, where I have already added my own photos, and edited the date of birth.]
In a multi-page 'document'/newspaper, Scott Lloyd, of the Cooma Stallions (Junior National Rugby League team) received the 'Theo Bruyns Club Player of the Year' shield. Page 49: Monaro Post , 7 September, 2016.
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