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17-May-2015
17-May-2015

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The memorial commemorates those who served and those who died during the Siege of Tobruk in World War Two. 

The Siege of Tobruk was a confrontation that lasted 241 days between Axis and Allied forces in North Africa during the Western Desert Campaign of World War Two. The siege started on 10 April 1941, when Tobruk was attacked by an Italo–German force under Lieutenant General Erwin Rommel and continued for 241 days up to 27 November 1941, when it was relieved by the Allied 8th Army during Operation Crusader.

The “Rats of Tobruk” was the name given to the soldiers of the garrison who held the Libyan port of Tobruk against the Afrika Corps during the Siege. 

The garrison, commanded by Lieutenant General Leslie Morshead, consisted of the 9th Australian Division (20th, 24th, and 26th Brigades), the 18th Brigade of the 7th Australian Division, four regiments of British artillery and some Indian troops.

 

 

Location

Address:Great North & Lyons Roads, Five Dock, 2046
State:NSW
Area:AUS
GPS Coordinates:Lat: -33.863976
Long: 151.130452
Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate.
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Details

Monument Type:Monument
Monument Theme:Conflict
Sub-Theme:WW2
Actual Event Start Date:11-April-1941
Actual Event End Date:27-November-1941
Link:http://www.warmemorialsregister.nsw…

Dedication

Actual Monument Dedication Date:Sunday 7th April, 1968
Front Inscription

TOBRUK

TOBRUK 1941
This Column Is A Replica Of The Memorial 
Situated In The War Cemetery At Tobruk 
And Is Dedicated To Those Who Served 
And Those Who Died During The Epic Siege

Erected By 
THE RATS OF TOBRUK 
ASSOCIATION, N.S.W.

Plaque :

Australia Remembers
1945 - 1995

In Honour Of 
The Men And Women Who Served 
Australia In Time Of Conflict 
During World War II
LEST WE FORGET
Laid 21st October 1995
Jointly By 
Rats Of Tobruk Association 
    And 
Five Dock R.S.L.

Left Side Inscription
TOBRUK
Back Inscription
TOBRUK
Right Side Inscription
TOBRUK
Inscription in Proximity

Plaque:
This Memorial Was Unveiled By 
His Excellency The Governor Of N.S.W. 
SIR RODEN CUTLER, V.C., K.C.M.G., C.B.E.
Sunday 7th April 1968

Plaque :

In Memory Of 
Fallen Comrades 
And The Unknown 
Australian Soldier
RATS OF TOBRUK ASSOC. NSW
Remembrance Day
11. 11. 1993

Source: MA,SKP, NRWM
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