Memorials and Rolls of Honour St John's Church

St. John's Anglican church, Fremantle, contains Rolls of Honour for those parishioners who gave their lives in World War 1 (64 names) and World War 2 (47 names).

There are also several personal memorials here.

"To the Glory of God
This chapel of St Michael and All Angels
is dedicated to the memory of
F/O Thomas Anthony Bishop R.A.A.F
Pro Patria Aug 21st 1943
Aged 20 years.
Mother"
T.A. Bishop Flying Officer 415890. R,A,A,F. Died 21 Aug 1943. Buried Parkes General Cemetery, Australia.
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"Dedicated to memory of
the Officers and Men of
H.M.A.S. Perth
who lost their lives by
enemy action Sundra Straits
28th Feb 1942
erected by the Ex N.M. Ass. W.A."

"Presented by
The Officers and Crew of USS Houston (SSN 713)
to commemorate the
70th Anniversary of the loss of
HMAS Perth (D29) alongside
USS Houston 9CA 30) in the battle of
Sunda Strait on 1 March 1942"

HMAS Perth, USS Houston and HNLMS Evertsen faced a major Imperial Japanese force in the Sunda Strait between Java and Sumatra on the night of Feb 28- Mar 1 1942. After a battle lasting several hours, all three Allied ships were sunk with the loss of 1,071 killed and 675 taken prisoner, many of whom would die in captivity.
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In loving memory of
A.C.C. Hammond
5th W.A. M.I.
who fell in action at
Waterval River
South Africa
February
1902
At Rest"
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"In Memoriam
Claude 'Chuckles'
Choules
1901-2014
Claude joined the Royal Navy in 1917 and witnessed the surrender of the German Imperial Navy
in the Firth of the Forth in 1918 and the scuttling of the German fleet in Scapa Flow in 1919.
He transferred to the Royal Australian Navy and served in Fremantle as acting Torpedo Officer and Chief Demolition Officer in World War 2.
At the time of passing Claude was the world's last surviving combatant from the Great War, the last surviving ex-serviceman to have served in both world wars , and the oldest known man in Australia.
Claude received a naval funeral in this church on 20 May 2011with the Rector of Fremantle, The Reverend Canon Dennis Claughton officiating. Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard states 'Mr
Choules and his generation made a sacrifice for our freedom and liberty we will never forget@
The Last of the Last"
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"In Memoriam
Isaac Althorp Ridgway , M,Sc. A.M.I.C.E
Lieutenant 6th Battn A.I.F
Formerly Asst. Engineer Fremantle Dock Construction
Born in Lymm, Cheshire England 24th Aug 1886
Died at Sea 12th May 1915
from wounds received in action at Gallipoli"
I.A. Ridgway. Second Lieutenant. 6th Bn .A.I.F. Died 12 May 1915. Aged 28. Commemorated at Lone Pine Cemetery, Turkey.

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Source

• Text: Sharky Ward
• Photos: Anthony (Sharky) Ward (1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7), Anthony (Sharky) Ward (5)