HOSTEL FOR DUTCH & NETHERLANDS EAST INDIES SERVICEMEN
QUEEN'S MANSIONS, 364 BEACONSFIELD PARADE,
ST. KILDA, MELBOURNE, VIC
DURING WWII

Queens Mansions, 364 Beaconsfield Parade, St. Kilda, Melbourne

The Hostel for Dutch and Netherlands East Indies Servicemen was officially opened on 30 April 1942. It was located in "Queen's Mansions", 364 Beaconsfield Parade, St. Kilda, Melbourne, Victoria during WWII. The opening event coincided with the birthday of Princess Juliana of Holland. It could accommodate 100 men.

The Australasian (Melbourne) 9 May 1942

Naval and Air Force Servicemen outside their new Hostel at the "Queens Mansions"

Netherlands East Indies Forces & Support Organisations in Australia during WWII

Netherlands East Indies Government
in Exile in Australia during WWII

REFERENCES

The Age (Melbourne), Friday 1 May 1942, Page 4

The Australasian (Melbourne) 9 May 1942

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

I'd like to thank Karl van Lowersen and also Corné Akkermans from the Netherlands for their assistance with this web page.

Can anyone help me with more information?

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This page first produced 6 September 2014

This page last updated 15 September 2022