Historical information
Information regarding the circumstances of the eleven men of the Shire of Eltham who died serving their country in the Second World War and for whom the Eltham War Memorial was dedicated. Their names are listed on the Eltham Roll of Honour in order of rank. The image portrayed shows the eleven men (left to right, top to bottom) by date of fatality:
CASTLEDINE, George Ernest, Spr., VX10044 (KIA 18 Apr 1941, Greece)
GAHAN, Studley Manston, Capt., VX48379 (KIA 17 May 1941, Tobruk, Libya)
RUTTER, David, Flying Off., 833 (400833) (KIA 9 Dec 1941, Bir El Gubbi, Libya)
CLERKE, Alfred Charles, Cpl., VX23112 (KIA 2 Feb 1942, Laha, Ambon Island)
DUNLOP, Cuthbert Douglas, Sgt., VX15252 (KIA 22 Nov 1942, Gona, New Guinea)
INGRAM, Lester Neil, Flt. Sgt., 410236 (DOD 22 Apr 1943, Longworth, England)
McLEAN, Stanley, Flt. Sgt., 419844 (KIA 7 Oct 1944, Emmerich, Germany)
FELDBAUER, Theodore, Sgt., VX51733 (DOD 27 Mar 1945, Borneo)
RUTTER, Donald Hemphill, Flt. Lt., 410262 (KIA 5 Apr 1945, Varrelbusch, Germany)
FIELD, Kevin Francis, Pte., VX144763 (KIA 28 Jun 1945, Bougainville, PNG)
BUTHERWAY, Jack Herbert, Pte, VX37645 (DOD 8 Jul 1945, Borneo)
Keywords
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- australian corps of electrical and mechanical engineers,
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- jack herbert butherway,
- prisoner of war (pow),
- ranau number 1 jungle camp,
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- annie castledine,
- arthur frederick castledine,
- george ernest castledine,
- greece,
- jean simonson,
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- ambon island,
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- nora ann clerke,
- rose matilda clerke,
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- 410236,
- ada (key) ingram,
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- lester neil ingram,
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- lucy mclean,
- mount pleasant road,
- r.a.f. waterbeach,
- reichswald forest war cemetery,
- stanley mclean,
- 2/10 ordnance workshops,
- albert feldbauer,
- eltham cricket association,
- eltham girls club,
- frank street,
- henry feldbauer,
- jessie margarette feldbauer,
- june feldbauer,
- ken ingram,
- margaret (feldbauer) ingram,
- montmorency imperials,
- research cricket club,
- research state school,
- sandakan number 1 camp,
- sandakan number 2 camp,
- theodore albert feldbauer,
- valerie (feldbauer) waller,
- violet amelda (teagle) feldbauer,
- vx51733,
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- buin road,
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- mayona road,
- mivo river,
- mobiai river,
- montmorency,
- vx144763,
- william field
