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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 |
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State: | NT |
Area: | AUS |
GPS Coordinates: | Lat: -12.466667 Long: 130.84 Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate. |
Details
Monument Type: | Plaque |
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Monument Theme: | Conflict |
Sub-Theme: | WW2 |
Approx. Event Start Date: | February-1942 |
Approx. Event End Date: | September-1943 |
Dedication
Front Inscription
Source: MA,SKP8th 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
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