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Plaque Location
Plaque Location

Photographs supplied by Diane Watson / Glen Yeomans

The plaque commemorates the personnel who served in the 2nd / 101st General Transport Company during World War Two.

The plaque location is indicated by a red poppy in the second image. 

For five years the men of the 2nd / 101st General Transport Company helped transport and resupply Australian troops, by driving vehicles, normally 3-ton trucks, in the Middle East and the Pacific theatres during World War Two. As part of the Australian Army Service Corps (AASC), the company moved stores and personnel, and distributed supplies, rations, and ammunition, serving in Egypt, Palestine, Syria, Australia, Papua, and on Morotai.

Location

Address:Fairbairn & Limestone Avenues, Captain Reg Saunders Courtyard, Australian War Memorial, Campbell, 2612
State:ACT
Area:AUS
GPS Coordinates:Lat: -35.280489
Long: 149.148405
Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate.
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Details

Monument Type:Plaque
Monument Theme:Conflict
Sub-Theme:WW2
Approx. Event Start Date:1940
Approx. Event End Date:1945

Dedication

Front Inscription

2/ 101st Australian General Transport Company, AIF

1940 - 1945

Palestine  Egypt-El Alamein  Syria  New Guinea  
Dutch East Indies-Morotai 

Dedicated to the men who served their country with great pride  

Lest We Forget

 

Source: MA
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