Cpt. Owen Cairns - Yankalilla, SA, Australia
S 35° 27.462 E 138° 20.867
54H E 259307 N 6072964
This rectangular brass plaque is for Captain Owen Cairns, who served in Vietnam.
Waymark Code: WMZAF1
Location: South Australia, Australia
Date Posted: 10/08/2018
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Not a lot has been found for the service of Captain Owen Cairns, but he is mentioned as supervising the target practise shooting of balloons, on the HMAS Sydney, on the voyage to Vietnam. [ex-7RAR website:
Robert Hughes. The brass plaque is on a 1.4 metre cemented stone memorial wall, in The Yankalilla Memorial Park, near the centre of the small rural town of Yankalilla. The plaque reads:
[Army crest]
Dedicated to the Memory of
Capt. Owen Cairns
7Bn. R.A.R.
Whose Efforts were Instrumental
in the Creation of this
War Memorial Park.
May His Spirit Rest Here Peacefully
Lest We Forget
Rebeccan Cairns 16.11.2000
Address: Main South Road, Yankalilla, SA, 5203, Australia
Visited: 1725 Tuesday, 29 May, 2018