HAASE, Private, CLIFFORD HENRY, Q 103430. A.C.M.F. 25 Bn. Australian Infantry. 4th September 1942. Age 28. Son of William Henry and Helena Henrietta Willhelmina Haase, of Roma, Queensland. A2. B. 25.HACKSHAW, Private, REGINALD, WX7800. A.LF. 2/16 Bn. Australian Infantry. 1st September 1942. Age 36. Son of Henry Frank and Rosa Edith Hackshaw;…[Read more]

GALLOP, Private, ARTHUR JAMES, WX 13160. A.I.F.. 2/16 Bn. Australian Infantry. 28th October 1943. Age 24. Son of joseph Lionel and Nellie Elizabeth Gallop, of Mandurah, Western Australia B2. B.9.GALPIN, Bombardier, EDWIN RAYMOND, S 11407. A.C.M.F. 13 Field Regt. Royal Australian Artillery. 1 st June 1942. Age 22. Son of Harold Raymond and Daisy…[Read more]

FAEHRMANN, Private, JACK, S 17545. A.C.M.F. 27 Bn. Australian Infantry. 15th July 1945. Age 29. Son of Carl Albrecht Faehrmann and Margaret Alice Faehr mann; husband of Dorothy May Faehrmann, of Broadview, South Australia. B4. D. 15.FAIRBAIRN, Private, JAMES DUNCAN, QX31081. A.LF. 2/10 Bn. Australian Infantry. 26th December 1942. Age 18. Son of…[Read more]

EARL, Private, RONALD CLIFFORD, 5X9767. A.LF. 2/27 Bn. Australian Infantry. 1st December 1942. Age 32. Son of John and Ethel Maud Earl, of Prospect, South Australia. C5. C. 19.EARLY, Private, ALBERT FRANCIS, QX60552. A.LF. 24 Bn. Australian Infantry. 26th April 1945. Age 22. Son of Henry James Early and Elizabeth Early, of Woombye, Queensland. B4.…[Read more]

DAHL, Trooper, KEITH GUSTAVE, VX86676. A.LF. 2/4 Armd. Regt. Australian Armoured Corps. 28th April 1945. Age 21. Son of Alexander Taylor Dahl and Ethel May Dahl, of North Brighton, Victoria. B4. F. 21.DAKERS, Private, ARTHUR FREDERICK, QX5956. A.LF. 2/10 Bn. Australian Infantry. 27th August 1942. Age 23. Son of William Samuel and Margaret Dakers,…[Read more]

THE Territory of Papua, which comprises the south-eastern portion of the island of New Guinea and some groups of small islands, is separated from the Australian mainland only by the 145 kilometres wide Torres Straits. Port Moresby, the most important centre, has a good harbour on the Gulf of Papua and its situation so close to the mainland makes…[Read more]

Port Moresby (Bomana) War Cemetery Map to help you find your loved ones. Please print out and bring with you so make it easier to locate the person you are looking for. I know it has helped me on several occasions as without it, there are rows and rows to walk up and down:

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On a hill above and behind the cemetery, to the right of the centre, stands a rotunda of cylindrical pillars which is the memorial to those men of the Australian Army (including Papua and New Guinea local forces), the Australian Merchant Navy and the Royal Australian Air Force who lost their lives in the operations in Papua and who have no known…[Read more]

Please Note: For our all our trekkers who walk from Kokoda to Ower’s Corner, you are taken into the Bomana War Cemetery on your way back into Port Moresby providing you arrive back in time as the Bomana War Cemetery gates close at 4pm:

Bomana War Cemetery:

This war cemetery, which was commenced in 1942 by the Army lies 19 kilometres north of…[Read more]

RAE, Private, JOHN SIDNEY, VX139621. A.LF. 24 Bn. Australian Infantry. 16th April 1945. Age 23. Son of Frederick James Rae and Julia Mary Rae. B3. F. 49.RAFFERTY, Captain, RUPERT ANSTICE, Mentioned in Despatches, TX2016. A.LF. 2/12 Bn. Australian Infantry. 5th October 1942. Age 27. Son of Rupert Anstice Rafferty and Sarah Rose Ann Rafferty, of…[Read more]

QUARRELL, Private, HENRY GEORGE, TX16196. A.LF. 58/59 Bn. Australian Infantry. 22nd June 1945. Age 19. Son of Anthony Gordon and Bertha Kathleen Quarrell, of South Hobart, Tasmania. A4. F. 23.QUIGLEY, Lieutenant, SELWYN CLYDE MERVYN NX, 111678. A.LF. 47 Bn. Australian Infantry. 12th January 1945. Age 25. Son of Clyde and Mabel May Higgins Quigley;…[Read more]

PRINCE, Lieutenant, JOHN JOSEPH NX, 16270. 2 7. Australian Cavalry Regiment. 20th December 1942. Age 25. Son of William Joseph and Goneril Booth Prince; husband of Edna Mary Prince, of East Maitland, New South Wales. A7. C. 3.PRINGLE, Lance Corporal, CECIL STANLEY, NX46140. A.LF. 2 1 Bn. Australian Infantry. 20th November 1942. Age 35. Son of…[Read more]

POWER, Private, BERNARD JOSEPH, NX145107. A.LF. H.Q. 11 Div. Mobile Laundry. Australian Army Ordnance Corps. 9th August 1943. Age 20. Son of Alexander and Persia Arabell Power, of Gum Scrub, New South Wales. Cl. A. 10.POWER, Lieutenant, PATRICK ALASTAIR GRENE, QX129. A.LF. 2/9 Bn. Australian Infantry. 19th December 1942. Age 25. Son of Dr Francis…[Read more]

POFF, Private, THOMAS JAMES, QX28045. A.LF. 2/12 Bn. Australian Infantry. 1st January 1943. Age 30. Son of William and Mary Poff; husband of Eva Lilian May Poff, of Newcastle, New South Wales. C6. C. 18.POINTON, Flight Sergeant, ALBERT ROSS, 5480. Royal Australian Air Force. 14th April 1944. Age 35. Son of Thomas and Adelaide Christina Pointon;…[Read more]

PHIPPS, Private, RONALD, QX50616. A.LF. 7 Bn. Australian Infantry. 31st July 1945. Age 20. Son of Walter Robert and Rosanna Phipps, of Taroom, Queensland. B4. B. 15.PIANTA, Private, JOSEPH, WX7815. A.LF. 2/16 Bn. Australian Infantry. 2nd December 1942. Age 21. Son of Peter and Edith Pianta, of Collie, Western Australia. A5. B. 17.PICK, Captain,…[Read more]

PETERSEN, Private, VINCENT THOMAS, Q135618. A.C.M.F. 36 Bn. Australian Infantry. 26th December 1943. Age 25. Son of Herluff Valdemar Petersen and Fanny Bertha Petersen, of Kolan South, Queensland. B6. D. 10.PETERSON, Private, CLARENCE GEORGE, SX4070. A.LF. 2/27 Bn. Australian Infantry. 1st December 1942. Age 32. Son of Wilhelm and Annie Louisa…[Read more]

PEARSON, Private, THOMAS JAMES, NX39193. A.LF. 2/I Bn. Australian Infantry. 9th November 1942. Age 31. Son of Samuel and Martha Pearson, of West Wyalong, New South Wales. C6. F. 1 .PEDDEY, Private, REGINALD WILLIAM SX, 18322. A.LF. 2,10 Bn. Australian Infantry. 26th December 1942. Age 21. Son of Reginald Ernest and Ellen Coombes Peddey, of…[Read more]

PARRY, Private, CHARLES FRANCIS, NX43340. A.LF. 2/1 Bn. Australian Infantry. 21st November 1942. Age 22. Son of Francis and Ellen Parry; husband of Alma Joyce Parry, of Wahroonga, New South Wales. A5. A. 16.PASCO, Private, JOHN BARCLAY, SX2138. A.LF. 2/31 Bn. Australian Infantry. 25th November 1942. Age 25. Son of Mr. and Mrs. C. J. Pasco, of…[Read more]

PAGE, Private, KEITH AUBREY, WX7492. A.LF. 2/16 Bn. Australian Infantry. 8th September 1942. Age 22. Son of Albert and Bessie Lloyd Page, of Welshpool, Western Australia. B3. A. 10.PALANG, Pata (Private), P567. A.C.M.F. 1 Papuan Bn. Australian Infantry. 18th May 1943. Age 21. C8. F. 1.PALETHORPE, Private, ALEXANDER KEITH, QX17186. A.LF. 2/9 Bn.…[Read more]

OLLEY, Private, ALFRED LIONEL, NX118228. A.LF. 2/12 Bn. Australian Infantry. 2nd January 1943. Age 20. Son of James Thomas Olley and Florence Jane Olley, of Larnook, New South Wales. B8. D. 7.O'LOUGHLIN, Sergeant, HENRY ALAN, WX3529. A.LF. 2/16 Bn. Australian Infantry. 8th September 1942. Age 28. Son of John and Isabella Marjorie Florence…[Read more]