Lae War Cemetery

Lae became one of the bases from which the Japanese launched their southward drive, until it was stopped at Ioribaiwa Ridge, a point within 60 kilometres (37 mi) from Port Moresby.

The central span of the colonnade frames a view of the Cross of Sacrifice, found in every Commonwealth War Graves Commission cemetery of more than 40 burials.

Graves also include 426 Indian soldiers who were taken prisoner by the Japanese in the Malaya and Hong Kong and interred in Papua New Guinea.

Most of the dead were killed in the Salamaua-Lae campaign in 1943, in particular, action at the Ramu Valley, Shaggy Ridge, and the Finisterre region.

Newton was awarded the Victoria Cross on 19 October 1943 for his actions on 16–18 March, becoming the only Australian airman to earn the decoration in the South West Pacific theatre of World War II, and the only one while flying with an RAAF squadron.

The annual dawn service is held every ANZAC (Australia New Zealand Army Corps) day to commemorate the dead.

[10] The typical service is patterned on the military dawn "stand-to," followed by an introduction, hymns, prayer, an address, the laying of wreaths, a recitation or two, followed by the playing of the Last Post.

[11] On 13 January 1999, two men who had died on a 1944 jungle reconnaissance flight were buried at the Lae War Cemetery.

When the aircraft's wreckage was located in the Finisterre Range, 80 kilometres (50 mi) north-west of Lae, it was covered in 2 metres (6 ft 7 in) of jungle growth.

82 Squadron RAAF, originally from Bundaberg, Queensland, was buried in Lae War Cemetery with full military honours.

His fate and location remained a mystery until 1999, when an Indonesian fisherman discovered the wreckage in 27 metres (89 ft) of water several kilometres off Manokwari.

[14] It was started in 1942 by the Australian Army and is the only Papua New Guinea cemetery to contain white marble headstones and a Stone of Remembrance.

Royal Australian Air Force Wing Commanders 260411 Barker N.W Squadron Leaders 402853 Dey P.A 224 Lewis M.V 574 McKenny C.R 255 Sage C.W.L Flight Lieutenants 407161 Badger N.T., DFC 415620 Crisp E.E 563 Eddion E.D 409038 Fielfing I.H 415733 Horne C.AV 406784 Hughes J.T 270808 Jones E.A 545 McDonnell P.R 405321 O'Farrell R.H 418562 Park G.L 402133 Paxton R.R 411824 Plowman K.W 400736 Satchwell C.A 404683 Thomas R.J 408766 Unkles D.J 402097 White E.M 406121 White G.H Flying Officers 403794 Amess J.W.B 260770 Anderson B.H 410192 Anderson S.L 431161 Bate A.V.E 419023 Beach R.E 404001 Bellert M.A 413520 Boyce R.F 429646 Buckland J.A 409289 Burnell N.G 408042 Carington-Smith E 431737 Chisholm C.L 427498 Clarke S.C 437399 Cornell J.R 439416 Dalglish A 406923 Davidson J.E 406124 Davies A.C.C 437476 Day R.V 412120 Donnan J.C 428699 Fletcher R.J 428386 Glendinning W 402595 Gurney D.A 426223 Hayes T.F 415159 Lucas G.A 416874 McLaren L.M 401984 Manger G.V 7246 Morrell A.K 10941 Munro H.C 422872 Negus E.R 401660 Oliver J.P 401145 Page A.R 403398 Shade C.R 421110 Stibbard N.R 400106 Summons H.D 418989 Thewlis N.McK 422895 Thompon J.G 402812 Wormald J.A Pilot Officers 428901 Bernie W.B 35952 Bevan K.H 423606 Boyd A.S 403903 Byrnes K.G 412502 Fairfax R.L 410973 Glew W.C 423121 Howe E.M 416868 Lloyd S.L 412675 Passmore L.A.J 405647 Petrie A,M 426955 Richards J.D 401793 Smith G.T 408886 Starling J 418197 Stewart L 405427 Stirling J.McL 429418 Wallace D.J 413293 Warbrook C.S.J 437187 Williss C.J 406122 Wilson R.M Warrant Officers 412376 Campbell A 404670 Giles A.E 414566 Hughes A.C 411069 Hunter A.J 420571 Keyes R.J 412081 Mogg G.C 405883 Schlengker P.G 416644 Tunbridge D.V 421950 Watson C 405949 Wilkinson E 421952 Willis M.W Royal Australian Air Force Flight Sergeants 427775 Boyd H.J 434615 Brown R.P.s 409504 Burrowes T 427446 Davies A.J 10424 Devitt L.M 409528 Fairbairn M 417834 Guster P.F 417366 Harnden W.H 434252 Hay R.N 56177 Hay T.N 437825 Hewett M.J 415983 Hobbs R.G 408151 Ikin C.A 416776 Jackson M.H 415663 Kenny J.E 416770 Lamb J.B 442351 Lambert R 418154 McDonald F.G 416771 McLean N.D 433732 Macgregor R.A 410995 Maloney F 431510 O'Brien B.M 401048 Patterson C.F 433741 Peatfield G.A 434897 Pratt W.H 418466 Richards J.J 22750 Richardson E.R 414841 Salter A.J 6188 Sawrey A.G 433966 Tonge C.N 27141 Wiles K.R 418033 Wise T.W 425801 Yates W.J Sergeants 11321 Allott R.M 405710 Bailey L.M 60200 Barter R.T 47042 Blackmore F.L.H 435439 Brown L.E 13356 Burgess F.T 414541 Dawes L 405839 Desmond D.W 13055 Eastwood B.G 407360 Ellis M.C 408805 Friday A.I 405549 Gibson J.A 13362 Gluyas R.J 39426 Hamilton D 431282 Hattersley, S.J 401779 Kerr R.T 411504 Marsh T 11398 Maxted R.H.D 61752 Standing J.A 23771 Tyrrell M.B 442288 Way D.A Corporals 11000 Burns A 34759 Maxwell W.J.C 26974 Penrose I.L 6461 Perrett J 36648 Sharland D.A.J 47773 Whittaker W.A 12217 Wyche J.R Leading Aircraftmen 11085 Anthony F.H 16961 Bone C.V 140267 Burns K.J 32579 Clarke L.T 140811 Coleman I.S 425276 Cook G.W 73200 Costigan W.A 33871 Cox J.L 22050 Craigie J.E.B 23560 Grouch A.H 16809 Downes A 170241 Dunderdale W.R 25843 Edwards G.J 149300 Haddow D.E 71457 Harland E.J 72043 Lyons S.E 153077 Mann S.D 73231 Marshall B.A 9034 Meadow A.D 88726 Morgan V.A 69438 Street F Aircraftmen Class 1 149289 Luck W.B 146748 Smith J.H.A Royal Australian Air Force Nursing Service Sisters 501399 Craig M.E (now identified as being buried at Bomana War Cemetery) Papua New Guinea Infantry 1 Papuan Infantry Battalion Lance Corporals Atitona Evoa Kori Privates Bagawi Ere Frank Gosi Heore Imche Kilo Naromai Nupugi Oganowa Simora 1 New Guinea Infantry Battalion Privates Agi 2 New Guinea Infantry Battalion Corporals Estrom Tangoli Lance Corporals Papriko Privates Eibil Willi 3 New Guinea infantry Battalion Privates Katin-Gori Lokanguru Australian New Guinea Administrative Unit Corporals Kokimara Privates Beka Eriwell Kokae Mouki Nabuoi Nanko Wanbumamini Waworo Pacific Island Regiment Privates Branimu Karmun Ombola Tominit New Guinea Police Force Sergeants Lus Mas Saplia Constables Baili Darok Juliam Kalampsi Keu Kundi Mo Paliau Peri Sauman Australian Imperial Force Headquarters Warrant Officers 2 Strudwick R.B