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19-July-2017
19-July-2017
Photographs supplied by Chris McLaughlin

The plaque commemorates the 38th Infantry Battalion which served in the Darwin area during World War Two.

Location

Address:Esplanade, Bicentennial Park, adjacent to Cenotaph, Darwin, 0800
State:NT
Area:AUS
GPS Coordinates:Lat: -12.466667
Long: 130.84
Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate.
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Details

Monument Type:Plaque
Monument Theme:Conflict
Sub-Theme:WW2
Approx. Event Start Date:June-1943
Approx. Event End Date:December-1944

Dedication

Front Inscription

38th. Australian Infantry Battalion A.I.F.

Erected to commemorate the service of all Battalion personnel in the Darwin Area from June 1943 to December 1944.

After disbandment, reinforced the 11th, 16th and 28th Battalions in New Britain.

This plaque donated by Members of the 38th. Battalion Social Club, Bendigo Area Victoria.

Source: MA,SKP
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