Ajax continues tradition of naming streets after Battle of River Plate veterans
Published June 24, 2022 at 9:17 am
The Town of Ajax has a unique history in that it is named after a ship – HMS Ajax, one of three ships of war involved in the Battle of River Plate in South America in the early days of the Second World War – and many of its streets are named after sailors who served in that battle.
That street naming tradition continues to this day and this week the Town held a meet & greet with family and friends of HMS Ajax and River Plate Veterans and Association members, an occasion which included a series of street dedications and site visits.
The official dedications were held on Tuesday and Thursday with Ajax Council members and key Town staff on hand.
Day 1 Dedications:
- Coates-of-Arms Lane
- Masterson Lane
- Larkinley Lane
- Barden Crescent
- London Lane
Day 2 Dedications:
- Chalmers Crescent
- Cranswick Lane
- Danks Ridge Drive, Littlewood Lane, Cunliffe Lane
- Bellerive Lane at Burden Cres. & Finley Avenue
- Lear Street
The veterans from HMS Ajax, HMS Exeter or HMS Achilles who were honoured with formal street dedications and site visits included:
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- James Waugh Chalmers
- Richard Michael Cranswick
- Peter Danks
- Ian Cunliffe
- Paul Kenneth Littlewood
- Frederick Secker Bell and
- David Keith Lear
