Dutch War Cemetery Perth

Next to the Perth War Cemetery is a separate plot with 25 Dutch war graves, with its own entrance at Smyth Road.

The Dutch were victims of a Japanese airstrike on 3 March 1942 in the bay at Broome on 16 flying boats filled with evacuees - soldiers as well as civilians -from Java, .

In total, the attack caused 64 Dutch casualties.

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Source

• Text: Fedor de Vries
• Photos: Oorlogsgravenstichting