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24-October-2014
24-October-2014
Photographs supplied by Diane Watson

The plaque commemorates those who served with the 2nd / 1st Australian Machine Gun Battalion during World War Two.

Location

Address:Kennedy Highway, Rocky Creek Memorial Park, Rocky Creek, 4882
State:QLD
Area:AUS
GPS Coordinates:Lat: -17.182329
Long: 145.454925
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
Link:http://www.rockycreek.com.au

Dedication

Actual Monument Dedication Date:Sunday 13th August, 2006
Front Inscription

2 / 1 AUSTRALIAN
MACHINE GUN BATTALION
        1939 - 1946

      Battle Honours
Greece 1941           Crete
Mount Olympus       Borneo
Servia Pass             Balikpapan
Middle East 1941    Milford Highway
South West Pacific 1945
Great Britain 1940 - New Guinea - 1942-43

They Served Well

 We Will Remember Them
 

Source: RCMP, MA
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