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The plaque commemorates those who served in the 2nd / 13th Australian Infantry Battalion during World War Two.
The plaque location is indicated by a red poppy in the second image.
Formed in April 1940 from volunteers drawn primarily from New South Wales, as part of the 20th Brigade of the 7th Division, the battalion served in North Africa in 1941 - 1942, after being reassigned to the 9th Division. While most of the 9th Division was withdrawn from Tobruk, during October 1942, the battalion remained and fought alongside the new garrison built around the British 70th Division.
Following the lifting of the siege, the battalion returned to Australia during 1943. It later took part in campaigns against the Japanese in New Guinea in 1943 - 1944 and Borneo in 1945, before being disbanded in 1946.
Location
| Address: | Fairbairn & Limestone Avenues, Australian War Memorial Sculpture Garden, Campbell, 2612 |
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| State: | ACT |
| Area: | AUS |
| GPS Coordinates: | Lat: -35.279626 Long: 149.147118 Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate. |
Details
| Monument Type: | Plaque |
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| 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: | Wednesday 4th March, 2009 |
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Dedicated to the men who served in the 2 / 13th Australian Infantry Battalion
The Devil`s Own
20th Australian Infantry Brigade 9th Australian Infantry Division
Second Australian Imperial Force
North Africa 1941-42
Er Regima Defence of Tobruk El Adem Road Tobruk 1941 Belhamed Defence of Alamein Line El Alamein
South West Pacific 1943 - 45
Lae-Nadzab Finschhafen Scarlet Beach Bumi River Defence of Scarlet Beach Jivevaneng-Kumawa
Liberation of Australian New Guinea Sio Borneo Brunei Miri
Lest We Forget
