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2/3rd Pioneer Battalion : 21-September-2011
2/3rd Pioneer Battalion : 21-September-2011
Photographs supplied by Graeme Saunders

A Bhutan Cypress tree commemorates the members of the 2nd / 3rd Pioneer Battalion that died in service or were killed in action during World War Two.

Location

Address:Birdwood Avenue, Shrine Reserve, Melbourne, 3000
State:VIC
Area:AUS
GPS Coordinates:Lat: -37.830139
Long: 144.973276
Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate.
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Details

Monument Type:Tree
Monument Theme:Conflict
Sub-Theme:WW2
Actual Event Start Date:03-September-1939
Actual Event End Date:15-August-1945

Dedication

Front Inscription

This Bhutan Cypress is dedicated to the gallant men of the 2 / 3 Pioneer Battalion who sacrificed their lives for their country

2nd / 3rd Australian Pioneer Battalion
Ninth Division 1939 - 1945

El Alamein - New Guinea - Tarakan

Lest We Forget

 

Source: MA,SKP
Monument details supplied by Monument Australia - www.monumentaustralia.org.au