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22-February-2016
22-February-2016

Photographs supplied by Neil Follett

The plaque commemorates Flying Officer Victor Farley Curtis and Sergeant William Graham Simpkins who were killed when their Wirraway aircraft crashed in January 1943.

 

Location

Address:Sturt Highway, Merrinee, 3496
State:VIC
Area:AUS
GPS Coordinates:Lat: -34.257017
Long: 141.865552
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Details

Monument Type:Plaque
Monument Theme:People
Sub-Theme:Military
Actual Event Start Date:06-January-1943
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Actual Event End Date:06-January-1943
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Dedication

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Front Inscription

In memory of F / O V. F. Curtis Aged 24 years of Elwood (Vic) and Sgt W. G. Simpkins aged 19 of Mosman (NSW) both RAAF who crashed near this site while flying Wirraway A20  - 69 on 6 January 1943.

Donor : Mildura Branch RAAFA

Left Side Inscription
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Right Side Inscription
Inscription in Proximity
Source: MA
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