Historical information

Image of gravestone in memory of Lieutenant Albert Sargent VX15290 born on the 3rd of November, 1918 at Wangaratta in Victoria. He was a member of Z Special Unit and involved in Operation RIMAU when he was captured and executed by the Japanese in Malaya on the 7th of July, 1945 during WW2.
Operation RIMAU - In September, 1944, 23 British and Australian members of Z Special Unit travelled from Australia by submarine to the outskirts of Singapore Harbour then under Japanese occupation. Their mission was to attack and destroy enemy shipping from small submersible boats using magnetic limpet mines.

Physical description

Brown timber frame with green mount containing two photographs - one of plaque and one of gravestone

Inscriptions & markings

Plague - In memory of the members of Operation RIMAU
Gravestone VX15290 Lieutenant A.L. SARGENT "z" Special Unit 7th July 1945 Age 26