Dorizzi Brothers memorial - Toodyay, Western Australia
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S 31° 33.217 E 116° 28.022
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A memorial to the four Dorizzi brothers
Waymark Code: WMPJ7W
Location: Western Australia, Australia
Date Posted: 09/07/2015
Views: 2
The memorial to the Dorizzi brothers is in the form of a cell at the old Newcastle Gaol in Toodyay.In 1929 the Dorizzi's, rented the defunct gaol building as their family home. The cells were converted into bedrooms for each of the boys, all of whom worked in the family business until the outbreak of WW2, when Tom, Bert and Gordon enlisted in the 2/4 Machine Gun Regiment. All three were captured with the fall of Singapore and sent by the their Japanese captors to the prisoner-of-war camp at Sandakan, North Borneo. None returned home.
On 11 February 1945 Gordon and Bert were both shot for applauding the allied bombing near their camp. Tom died on the infamous Sandakan-Ranau death march on 11 march 1945.
Date of Dedication: 01/01/1997
Property Permission: Public
Access times: From: 10:00 AM To: 3:00 PM
Website for Waymark: [Web Link]
Location of waymark:
13 Clinton Street,
Toodyay, W.A Australia
6566
Commemoration: The Dorizzi brothers
Access instructions: Not listed
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