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Plaque 2 : 16-November-2014
Plaque 2 : 16-November-2014

Photographs supplied by Bryan Cole

The plaque, mounted on a plinth, commemorates those who served in the Arctic convoys which supplied Russia, a wartime ally, in its fight against Germany on the Eastern Front during World War Two.

Location

Address:King William Road , Pathway of Honour, Adelaide, 5000
State:SA
Area:AUS
GPS Coordinates:Lat: -34.918871
Long: 138.600541
Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate.
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Details

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

Dedication

Actual Monument Dedication Date:Thursday 18th April, 2002
Front Inscription

Arctic Convoy Veterans
South Australia -  Est. 1990

Commemorating the Veterans of this Association and the many fellow mariners who lost their lives in action, who, while serving in the Royal Navy, Royal Marines, Royal Artillery Maritime Unit and the Merchant Navy, played their part in fighting-through many convoys to the North Russian ports of Murmansk and Archangel. These deliveries of vital supplies and equipment to beleagured Russia, in the period August 1941 to May 1945, contributed significantly to the defeat of Nazi Germany

Lest We Forget

Plaque :

This memorial sponsored by the Department of Veterans` Affairs and unveiled on 18th April 2002 by Her Excellency Marjorie Jackson-Nelson A.C. C.V.O. M.B.E. Governor of South Australia

Source: MA
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