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02-April-2011
02-April-2011

Photographs supplied by Glen Yeomans

The plaque commemorates the ships and personnel who served in the 7th Destroyer Flotilla of the Royal Australian Navy during World War Two.

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

 

Location

Address:Fairbairn & Limestone Avenues, Australian War Memorial Sculpture Garden, Campbell, 2612
State:ACT
Area:AUS
GPS Coordinates:Lat: -35.279626
Long: 149.147118
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:Tuesday 15th June, 2004
Front Inscription

7th Destroyer Flotilla

`N` Class Destroyers of the Royal Australian Navy

The destroyers HMA Ships Napier, Nizam, Nestor, Norman and Nepal were commissioned into the Royal Australian Navy between 1940 and 1942.

They served in many theatres of war until 1945, including in the Mediterranean, the Atlantic, the Indian Ocean and the Pacific. HMAS Nestor was lost in the Mediterranean on 16 June 1942.

Dedicated by the `N` Class Destroyer Associations in memory of all those who served.

 

Source: MA
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