Adelaide River War Cemetery, 105 Memorial Tce, Adelaide River, NT, Australia
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S 13° 13.860 E 131° 06.850
52L E 729096 N 8536350
Adelaide River War Cemetery and Wartime Civilian Cemetery
Waymark Code: WM14ZA9
Location: Northern Territory, Australia
Date Posted: 09/16/2021
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The Adelaide River War Cemetery established in 1942, serves as the last resting place for service men and women who lost their lives in Northern Australia as a result of World War II.The Adelaide River War Cemetery is formal in design and is based on the design concepts developed by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission for lawn cemeteries.
Adjacent to the War Cemetery is the Adelaide River Wartime Civilian Cemetery. Here 63 civilians are buried, including nine Post Office workers who were killed on 19 February 1942 as a result of a direct hit on the Post Office by Japanese bombs.
List: Register of the National Estate
Place ID: 50
Place File No: 7/03/008/0016
URL database reference: [Web Link]
Status:
Registered
Year built: 1942
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