Choules, Claude S. b. March 3, 1901 d. May 5, 2011 Military Figure. He was the world's last surviving combat veteran of World War I. In 1916, the 15 year-old Choules joined the British Royal Navy and served on the battleship HMS Revenge, which saw action in the North Sea. He witnessed the surrender of the German Imperial Navy in 1918 and the scuttling of the fleet in Scapa Flow. After the war he served as a peacekeeper in the Black Sea and was posted as an instructor to Flinders Naval Depot, Melbourne, Australia. In 1926, he transferred to the...[Read More] (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith) Fremantle Cemetery, Fremantle, Western Australia, Australia
O'Connor, Charles Yelverton b. January 11, 1843 d. March 10, 1902 New Zealand and Australian Engineer. This famous engineer was born in Gravelmount, County Meath, Ireland in 1843. Just before the potato famine hit Ireland, his family moved to Waterford, England, where he completed his studies and became a professional engineer. The poor economic conditions in Ireland forced the family to move to New Zealand in 1865. For the next 16 years Charles would supervise all sorts of engineering projects. He was a marine engineer for New Zealand, when the Western...[Read More] (Bio by: Catherine White) Fremantle Cemetery, Fremantle, Western Australia, Australia
Scott, Bon (Ronald Belford) [memorial] b. July 9, 1946 d. February 19, 1980 Singer, Musician. Born Ronald Belford Scott, he began his musical career as a bagpipe player with his father's highland band. He sang for the bands "The Valentines" and "Fraternity" before joining the heavy metal band "AC/DC" in 1974, replacing singer Dave Evans. Along with guitarist brothers Malcolm and Angus Young, the band recorded their debut album "High Voltage." In 1975, on their next recorded album "T.N.T." Bon Scott played the bagpipes on the song "It's a Long Way to the Top (If You...[Read More] (Bio by: Izzebella) Fremantle Cemetery, Fremantle, Western Australia, Australia
York, Shipwreck Memorial d. July 12, 1899 Australian Shipwreck Memorial. This statue marks a tragic 24 hours in Western Australian maritime history. Two tall ships were lost in a heavy storm off Rottnest in 1899. The community began a fund for the survivors. They also placed this statue here for those who drowned. One of the ships, the Carlisle Castle, was carrying locking bars from Glasgow for the Goldfields Water Supply Project. The ship sank off Penguin Island, all 22 hands during a force 10 storm. The weather was so extremely...[Read More] (Bio by: Catherine White) Fremantle Cemetery, Fremantle, Western Australia, Australia
b. March 3, 1901 d. May 5, 2011
