A bronze plaque commemorating Victoria Cross recipients Lieutenant Albert Chowne and Private Edward Kenna.

There is also a plaque arranged by Dr Ross Bastiaan honouring these men.

On 25 March 1945 near Dagua, Lieutenant Albert Chowne attacked an enemy position which was holding up further movement towards Wewak. Seeing that the leading platoon was suffering heavy casualties, Chowne rushed forward and knocked out two light machine guns with grenades and then, calling on his men to follow him and firing his sub machine gun from the hip, he charged the position. Although he was twice wounded in the chest, the impetus of his charge carried him forward 50 yards under intense machine gun and rifle fire and he accounted for two more of the enemy before he was killed.

For his extraordinary bravery Lieutenant Albert Chowne was awarded the Victoria Cross posthumously and was buried in the Lae War Cemetery in New Guinea.

On 15 May 1945, Private Edward Kenna's platoon was ordered to deal with an enemy machine gun post so that the remainder of the platoon could attack from the flank. The only position from which observation for supporting fire could be obtained was continuously swept by enemy heavy machine gun fire. On his own initiative and without orders Private Kenna stood up in full view of the enemy less than fifty yards away and engaged the bunker, the enemy machine gun immediately returning his fire. Undeterred, he remained completely exposed, killing the gunner and with amazing coolness continued to fire, killing another of the enemy who immediately tried to move into position behind the first machine gun. The result of Private Kenna's magnificent courage and complete disregard for his own safety in the face of concentrated fire made it possible for his company's attack to succeed.

For this Private Edward Kenna was awarded the Victoria Cross.

Bastiaan plaque erected in 1995.

Mission Hill, Papua New Guinea.