Named afterNamed after Gordon Dedman. Foundation member of Leighton Surf Life Saving Club (SLSC) in 1934, he was an integral part of the club's formation and early development. Dedman was a local businessman, with a butcher shop originally in John Street, North Fremantle, then Stirling Highway, North Fremantle. He was mayor of North Fremantle from 19448–1949 and acted as Trustee of the Leighton SLSC.DescriptionRESERVED
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name). City of Fremantle Local History Centre, accessed 07/04/2026, https://history.fremantle.wa.gov.au/nodes/view/21713
