US MILITARY CEMETERY TOWNSVILLE
LOCATED AT BELGIAN GARDENS, TOWNSVILLE, QLD
DURING WW2

visits since 31 December 2001

There were approximately 390 US Servicemen
buried in the Townsville US Cemetery

The details for 215 of these are listed below

There were many more US Servicemen who were killed in north Queensland in Aircraft Crashes. Their bodies were never recovered, particularly from those  that crashed into the sea off the north Queensland coastline

Graves Registration Section,
Quartermaster Section, Base Section Two

The US Military Cemetery in Townsville was located in sections 2E, 2G and 4G right beside Jimmy's Lookout Click on drawing to enlarge

The Cemetery was closed in 1946. All of the deceased who were buried in this US Cemetery were exhumed after the war and their remains were returned to the USA for burial in their home town cemeteries.

The flagpole from this former US Cemetery site has been relocated to the NQ Military Museum in the grounds of Jezzine Barracks at Kissing Point.

"The base for this flag pole was erected during World War II at the American Cemetery located in Townsville. The cemetery was closed in 1946 when the bodies were removed and reburied in America in the soldiers home town cemeteries. Our many thanks to the 18th Field Squ. Royal Australian Engineers - Lavarack Barracks Townsville who carried out the removal - movement - and resetting of this flag pole base from the old cemetery located near Belgian Gardens to this current location. Our many thanks to the Townsville City Council and members of the Coral Sea Commemoration for making the 5th Air Force Memorial possible."

	The Eagle from the top of the original flagpole is now located on the flagpole at the Scout Den just up the road from the Townsville War Cemetery at Belgian Gardens where 222 Australian service personnel were buried.
	"To commemorate the presentation of Flag Pole and Eagle by His Excellency U.S. Ambassador P.H. Alston 21 - 6 - 1980 Don by C.R.P.L."

NOTE:- I have used a colour scheme to indicate those who were killed in a single event such as an Air Crash or a road accident. I've alternated between a pastel green and pastel blue colour. In some cases there may be a burial in the middle of a number of burials from the one incident. In this case I have kept the same colour either side of the other unrelated burial. 

In some cases I have added links from words such as (Air Crash) which will take you to another home page which will give you the details of the event. I have also added other links to take you to details on the Unit that the person served with.

I have tried to make this table an exact replica of the Burial Records. The only real change I have made is to the date format to make sure there is no confusion between the American and Australian way of showing days and months. Any words shown in red are my extra notes.

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