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From Perth, West Australian Thursday Oct 14th 2004. Page 3.  The contributor says "I find it the height of hypocrisy to destroy graves of soldiers here and then to criticize France for wanting to use an area set aside for Australian soldiers for an airport runway".
To introduce another level to this anyone who would like to submit their views etc on the issue can send a letter via snail mail to Saving Graves PO Box 669 Fremantle 6959 W. Australia
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0502 Lieutenant Arthur William SENIOR, 39th Battalion died 28.2.1936 at Hollywood WA age 49 yrs Joined 4.2.1916 Returned 16.1.1919

The "safe" blue granite style of headstone

KARRAKATTA COMMONWEALTH WAR SERVICE GRAVES

These photos were taken on 24th October 2004.  If you would like a larger photo or a photo of the whole grave please email talltrees@westnet.com.au 

  • Anglican GA is to be renewed in 2005.  This means the gravestones will be taken away and stored for one year and then destroyed. 

    • Anglican HA is up for renewal in 2006 

      • Anglican KA is up for renewal in 2006

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ANGLICAN GA
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0321 #29234 Gunner William Longmore HENDERSON 3rd DAC, 8th Field Artillary Brigade died 17-9-1939 Joined 4-2-1917 returned 23-7-1919.  (There apppears to be an error with the Service Number.   It should be 39234.  This is the number that is in the National Archives and Canberra.) 0390 #1197 Corporal Robert Arthur THOMPSON 32nd Battalion died 19-9-1941 West Perth age 54 Joined 31.5.1915 Returned 1.2.1918
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0073 #2840 Corporal Henry Edmund Charles WINTLE Railway Operating Division Details.  Died 19-9-1954 Mount Lawley age 78 Joined 24.7.1918 Discharged 18-10-1918 0073 # 987 Corporal Cecil Taafe WINTLE 12 Battalion died 5-12-1959 age 71 Mount Lawley.  Joined 10-9-1914 Returned 4-6-1919
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0049 #32576 Gunner Harold Reginald POLLARD 10 Field Artillery Brigade died 14.3.1960 age 66 Mount Lawley Joined 19.7.1916 Returned 24.8.1918 0631 # W96839 Sergeant Clive Harold SKIPPER Army Service Corps died 25.11.1968 age 70 yrs at Claremont born 5.12.1897 Perth.  Enlisted 18.12.1942 Claremont.  Next of Kin Clive SKIPPER. Discharged 8.12.1947 HQ 2 Aust. Base Sup. Dep.
THOMPSON2.jpg (47367 bytes) 0045 #787 Lance Corporal Sidney THOMPSON 3 Div. Salvage Company died 22.5.1925 age 53 at Cottesloe.  Joined 5.2.1916 Returned 1.11.1917
ANGLICAN  HA
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0075 #W243362 Staff Sergeant Frank ROBERTS Training Establishments died 2.5.1942 age 43 at Cottesloe.  born 4.5.1898 at Bretton England.  Enlisted 26.4.1940 at Subiaco.  Next of Kin Joan ROBERTS 0172 #5079 Private Herbert William COXHEAD 11th Battalion died 3.3.1918 at Beenup Joined 24.1.1916 Returned 5.7.1915
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0178 #3950 Trooper Ernest Moule REDDEN 10th Light Horse died 25.2.1918 at Wooroloo.  age 38 years Joined 20.6.1917 Returned 28.12.1917 15th Rts Gam. Corps. 0621 #32 Private William Merry CROMPTON 16 Battalion died 17-11-1954 age 62 years at Nedlands.  Enlisted 8.9.1914 Returned 11.3.1916
ANGLICAN HA
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0015 #W18684 Signalman John Henry GRANT Corps of Signals died 29.3.1954 age 54 at Riverton.  Born 25.9.1899 Hull England.   Enlisted 19.11.1941 at Claremont WA.  Next of Kin Lily GRANT. Discharged 13.11.1944 H.Q. 15 A.L. of C. Sigs.
0136 #W46016 Corporal Thomas Norman RAISBECK. Headquarters Died 29.1.1958 age 62 years at Subiaco.  Born 14.10.1895 Burnley Victoria.  Enlisted 11.11.1941 Claremont WA. Next of Kin Mabel Raisbeck.  Discharged 13.11.1945 as Lance Sergeant USA SEC.
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0255 Lieutenant Cyril George ROSS MC 11 Battalion died 8.6.1957 age 70 years at Scarborough.  Discharged 12.3.1918.

0288 #3102 Corporal John Edmund ADAMSON 51 Battalion died 13.8.1958 age 83 at Mount Lawley.  Enlisted 25.6.1916 Discharged 31.10.1917

GLASKIN.jpg (21922 bytes) 0562 Leonard Foulkes GLASKIN died 18.5.1956 Claremont age 61 years.  WWI #21834 S/Sgt A.A.D.C. Enlisted 7.8.1918 Discharged 24.7.1919.  Born 19.10.1894 Perth.  Enlisted WW2 26.1.1942 Perth Next of Kin Phillis GLASKIN.  Discharged 27.8.1945 Major 110 Genral Hospital

ANGLICAN KA

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0601 #3156 Sapper James Henry SIMMONS 1 Mining Corps died 17.6.1960 age 78 years at Redcliffe. 

0216 #990 Sergeant William Albert Palmer MANDERS died 24.2.1927 age 44 at Perth, Australian Pay Corps.  Enlisted 9.7.1915 Discharged 27.1.1917
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0365 #7328 T/W.O. (CL.I) Henry William WULFF 16th Battalion died 23.4.1922 at Victoria Park. Enlisted 24.9.1916 Discharged 1.6.1919
0353 #4292 Private Edward BUTLER 3rd Tunnelling Co. Died 11.4.1922 at Victoria Park. Enlisted 2.3.1916 Sapper Discharged 18.12.1918
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0459 #6775 Private Stanley Clyde HAYTON 16th Battalion died 17th August 1922 age 24 yrs at Victoria Park Enlisted 8.7.1916 Discharged 21.12.1917 0600 #1331 Sergeant Thomas Clement Hayward JUDGE 10th Light Horse died 20th April 1923 age 33 yrs at East Fremantle Enlisted 15.7.1915 Discharged 22.1.1917
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0573 #2728 Private Harold PURVIS 48th Battalion died 2nd August 1923 age 26 yrs at unknown.  Enlisted 23.5.1916 Discharged 23.3.1919 0687 #1276 Signaller Frederick Witnea WATERHOUSE 10th Light Horse Reg. died 27th October 1972 age 76 at Tuart Hill Born 13.4.1897 Boulder WA.  Enlisted 6.4.1942 at Claremont. Next of Kin Mavis RICHARDSON.  Discharged 5.9.1943 Sapper in 22 Army Field Company
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0640 #35 Private George Henry Gunn BUTCHER 28th Ballalion. died 15th May 1923 age 42 at Manjimup Enlisted 8.9.1915 Discharged 18.11.1918 0686 #200 Private Matthew Kerr CUNNINGHAM 6th Field Ambulance died 3rd July 1923 age 39 at Inglewood Enlisted 21.8.1914 Discharge 10.3.1918
Waterhouse_EJ.jpg (34379 bytes) 0687 #3503 Private Ernest John WATERHOUSE 11th Battalion died 4th November 1966 age 67 at Goomalling Enlisted 8.9.1915 Discharged 3.3.1919
ANGLICAN LA
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0742 #3870 L/Corporal Frank Henry COLLINS 16th Battalion died 6th August 1927 at Balingup age 28 Enlisted 8.9.1915 Discharged 21.6.1919 0722 #83 Lance Corporal Frederick William CAMPAIN 3 Field Ambulance died 20th September 1971 age 81 at East Victoria Park  Enlisted 19.8.1914 Discharged 25.3.1919
 

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