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April-2013
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The plaque commemorates those who served on the Royal Australian Navy Ships and H.M.A.S. Melville (Shore Base) during the first air raid on Darwin on the 19th February 1942 and subsequent raids.
Location
| Address: | Esplanade, Bicentennial Park adjacent to Cenotaph, Darwin, 0800 |
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| State: | NT |
| Area: | AUS |
| GPS Coordinates: | Lat: -12.466696 Long: 130.840137 Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate. |
Details
| Monument Type: | Plaque |
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| Monument Theme: | Conflict |
| Sub-Theme: | WW2 |
| Actual Event Start Date: | 19-February-1942 |
Dedication
| Actual Monument Dedication Date: | Wednesday 19th February, 1992 |
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Front Inscription
Source: RVWM, SKP,MARoyal Australian Navy
Dedicated 19th February 1992
This plaque is dedicated to those members of the Royal Australian Navy who served in the ships listed below and HMAS Melville (Shore Base) on 19th February 1942 during the 1st Japanese air raid on Darwin and those who defended Darwin during subsequent raids.
It honours those who made the supreme sacrifice
`Lest We Forget`
(List of Ships)
This plaque was unveiled by the Federal President of the Naval Association Cdre J. L. W. Merson RAN Rtd.
Monument details supplied by Monument Australia - www.monumentaustralia.org.au
