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Royal Australian Naval Landing Party : 24-October-2011
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Two plaques commemorate the Landing Party of the Royal Australian Navy in German New Guinea during World War One.
During the first week of the war, an Australian naval and military expeditionary force of 1,500 men was mobilised with orders to capture and occupy Germany's New Guinea colonies. The first landing was made by a small party of naval reservists near Rabaul on September 11, 1914.
Location
| Address: | Birdwood Avenue, Shrine Reserve, Melbourne, 3000 |
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| State: | VIC |
| Area: | AUS |
| GPS Coordinates: | Lat: -37.830139 Long: 144.973276 Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate. |
Details
| Monument Type: | Plaque |
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| Monument Theme: | Conflict |
| Sub-Theme: | WW1 |
| Actual Event Start Date: | 11-September-1914 |
| Actual Event End Date: | 11-September-1914 |
Dedication
Front Inscription
Source: MA,SKPPlaque :
Royal Australian Naval Landing Party
German New Guinea, September 11th 1914
Plaque :
The R.A.N. 1914 Landing Party
Monument details supplied by Monument Australia - www.monumentaustralia.org.au
