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Townsville War Cemetery |
| Queensland, Australia |
| During the Second World War Townsville
was a Royal Australian Air Force Base, and a base for the new American heavy
bombers was constructed there. In 1941 it also became the base of an Area
Combined Headquarters, established to ensure naval and air co-operation in
trade defence in North-Eastern Australia. It was one of the ports of
embarkation for troops to New Guinea and the islands, and in its vicinity
were many transit camps and a base hospital for troops evacuated through
sickness and wounds from New Guinea. Townsville War Cemetery was originally
acquired by the Army who carried out considerable development before it was
taken over by the Commission. It contains 222 Second World War burials.
No. of Identified Casualties: 222 |
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