GERALDTON WAR CEMETERY
Western Australia
Australia
GPS Coordinates Latitude: -28.77796 Longitude: 114.6418
Location Information
Geraldton War Cemetery is adjacent to the main cemetery in Horwood Road.
Historical Information
There are a total of 83 Australian Servicemen from World War Two buried here.
Geraldton War Cemetery is adjacent to the main cemetery in Horwood Road.
Historical Information
There are a total of 83 Australian Servicemen from World War Two buried here.
Pictures courtesy of Danny Lenferna
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Group portrait of Aircraftmen Class 2 of No. 4 Initial Training School, RAAF, Course No. 22, A Squadron, Flight 10.
Identified in the front row, fourth from the right is 409983 Flight Sergeant James Brock (Royal Australian Air Force) who was killed in an accident in Northampton, Western Australia on 24th October 1943. Plot A. B. 15. Son of James and Annie Victoria Brock, of West Gippsland, Victoria.
80118 Leading Aircraftman
Thomas Noel Ryder Raston
Royal Australian Air Force
24th October 1943, aged 26.
Plot A. B. 12.
Son of Walter Alfred and Madeline Raston; husband of Lily Raston, of Kellerberrin.
Studio portrait of 80118 Leading Aircraftman (LAC) Thomas Noel Ryder Raston, 14 Squadron RAAF of Perth, WA. He enlisted on 9 April 1942. The Squadron operated out of RAAF Base Pearce, undertaking submarine patrols along the coast of West Australia. LAC Raston was accidentally killed at Northampton, WA, on 24 October 1943.
Thomas Noel Ryder Raston
Royal Australian Air Force
24th October 1943, aged 26.
Plot A. B. 12.
Son of Walter Alfred and Madeline Raston; husband of Lily Raston, of Kellerberrin.
Studio portrait of 80118 Leading Aircraftman (LAC) Thomas Noel Ryder Raston, 14 Squadron RAAF of Perth, WA. He enlisted on 9 April 1942. The Squadron operated out of RAAF Base Pearce, undertaking submarine patrols along the coast of West Australia. LAC Raston was accidentally killed at Northampton, WA, on 24 October 1943.
Group portrait of RAAF No. 1 Elementary Flying Training School (1 EFTS) (Tiger Moths DH82), No. 14 Course.
Identified in the front row, second from the left is 416032 Sergeant Robert Ambrose Redman (Royal Australian Air Force) who was accidentally killed at Yetna, Western Australia on 15th March 1943, aged 23. Plot A. A. 11. Son of Oliver Roberts and Vera Emily Redman; husband of Sylvia Mary Redman, of Adelaide, South Australia. A.F.I.A.,.
Group portrait of RAAF servicemen, identified from left to right: 411973 Sergeant Donald Ashby Waite, 411960 Flying Officer Phillip Grove Standen, 411971 Flying Officer Robert Hender Trowbridge, 411972 Warrant Officer Lindsay Oliver Howard Upjohn and 411865 Sergeant Grahame Hilton Clothier.
411973 Sergeant Donald Ashby Waite (Royal Australian Air Force) is buried in this cemetery. He died on 15th March 1943, aged 22. Plot A. A. 10. Son of Alfred Henry and Charlotte May Waite, of Wynyard. Tasmania.
411973 Sergeant Donald Ashby Waite (Royal Australian Air Force) is buried in this cemetery. He died on 15th March 1943, aged 22. Plot A. A. 10. Son of Alfred Henry and Charlotte May Waite, of Wynyard. Tasmania.
Outdoor group portrait of No 4 Initial Training School, RAAF, Course No 25, A Squadron, Flight 18.
Identified in the second row, second from the right is 417287 Sergeant Robert John Wilson, (Royal Australian Air Force) who died in an accident at Geraldton on 1st November 1943, aged 21. Plot A. C. 2. Son of Robert Richard and Hilda Anna Wilson, of Yeelanna, South Australia.
