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04-April-2011
04-April-2011

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The plaque commemorates those who served with the 30th Australian Infantry Battalion, 5th Division during World War One.

The Battalion was formed in 1915 as part of the all-volunteer Australian Imperial Force (AIF) and saw service on the Western Front before being disbanded in 1919.

 

Location

Address:Fairbairn & Limestone Avenues, Australian War Memorial Sculpture Garden, Campbell, 2612
State:ACT
Area:AUS
GPS Coordinates:Lat: -35.279626
Long: 149.147118
Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate.
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Details

Monument Type:Plaque
Monument Theme:Conflict
Sub-Theme:WW1
Approx. Event Start Date:1915
Approx. Event End Date:1919

Dedication

Actual Monument Dedication Date:Wednesday 11th March, 2009
Front Inscription

30th Australian Infantry Battalion
5th Division,
AIF 1915 - 1919

Somme 1916      Polygon Wood   Mont St Quentin
Somme 1918      Poelcapelle        Hindenburg Line
Bapaume 1917  Passchendaele   St Quentin Canal
Bullecourt          Ancre 1918          France and Flanders
Ypres 1917        Amiens 1916  - 1918
Menin Road       Albert                   Egypt 1915  - 1916

Remembering their service and sacrifice

Lest We Forget

 

Source: MA
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