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May-2007
May-2007

Photographs supplied by Chris McLaughlin

The plaque commemorates those who served with the 8th Infantry Battalion during the attacks on Darwin in World War Two.

Location

Address:Esplanade, Bicentennial Park, adjacent to Cenotaph, Darwin, 0800
State:NT
Area:AUS
GPS Coordinates:Lat: -12.466667
Long: 130.84
Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate.
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Details

Monument Type:Plaque
Monument Theme:Conflict
Sub-Theme:WW2
Approx. Event Start Date:February-1942
Approx. Event End Date:September-1943

Dedication

Front Inscription

8th Australian Infantry Battalion (A.I.F.)
(23rd Brigade)

This plaque is dedicated and erected to the memory of all Battalion personnel who faithfully served and carried out their  duties during the many attacks on Darwin from the 19th February 1942 to September 1943 and honours those who made the supreme sacrifice

This plaque donated by Ex-Members of the 8th Aust. Inf. Bn. (A.I.F.)

Lest We Forget
 
 

Source: MA,SKP
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