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A marble tablet and information board commemorate Flying Officer Robert Bruce Meiklejohn who was killed in action during World War Two. The tablet was originally unveiled in the Downside Presbyterian Church in 1947. 

On the 21st April, 2017, a song and video clip honouring Flying Officer Meiklejohn was officially launched at RAAF Base Wagga Wagga. 

Services will be held tomorrow at 11 a.m. and 7.30 p.m. at St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church. At Downside at 3 p.m. the Rev. Emlyn James will unveil a tablet of honor to the late F/O Robert Bruce Melklejohn. 
Daily Advertiser (Wagga Wagga, NSW), 27 September 1947.

Location

Address:Sturt Highway & Newton Road, RAAF Heritage Centre , Forest Hill, 2651
State:NSW
Area:AUS
GPS Coordinates:Lat: -35.149239
Long: 147.467798
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Monument Type:Plaque
Monument Theme:People
Sub-Theme:Military
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Dedication

Actual Monument Dedication Date:Sunday 28th September, 1947
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Front Inscription
Marble Plaque:
A TRIBUTE TO 
F/O ROBERT BRUCE 
MEIKLEJOHN 
R.A.A.F
K.I.A. BELGIUM 22.6.43
Left Side Inscription
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Source: MA
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