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08-November-2014
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The plaque commemorates those who served on Royal Australian Navy ships that were part of the Far East Strategic Reserve from 1955 to 1971.
The British Commonwealth Far East Strategic Reserve (commonly referred to as the Far East Strategic Reserve or the FESR) was a joint military force of the British, Australian, and New Zealand armed forces. Created in the 1950s and based in Malaya, the FESR was conceived as a forward defence point for Australia and New Zealand, while protecting Commonwealth interests in the Southeast Asian region from both internal and external communist threats. The FESR was made up of an infantry brigade and a carrier group, supported by squadrons of aircraft.
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The British Commonwealth Far East Strategic Reserve (commonly referred to as the Far East Strategic Reserve or the FESR) was a joint military force of the British, Australian, and New Zealand armed forces. Created in the 1950s and based in Malaya, the FESR was conceived as a forward defence point for Australia and New Zealand, while protecting Commonwealth interests in the Southeast Asian region from both internal and external communist threats. The FESR was made up of an infantry brigade and a carrier group, supported by squadrons of aircraft.
Location
| Address: | 412 Stanley Street, Queensland Maritime Museum, South Brisbane, 4101 |
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| State: | QLD |
| Area: | AUS |
| GPS Coordinates: | Lat: -27.481788 Long: 153.026286 Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate. |
Details
| Monument Type: | Plaque |
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| Monument Theme: | Conflict |
| Sub-Theme: | Multiple |
| Approx. Event Start Date: | 1955 |
| Approx. Event End Date: | 1971 |
Dedication
Front Inscription
Source: MADedicated to those who served in HMA ships attached to the FESR in South East Asia
1955 - 1971
Lest We Forget
HMA Ships 1955 - 1971 Far East Strategic Reserve
ANZAC Arunta Curlew Derwent Duchess Gull Hawk Ibis Melbourne Parramatta Quadrant Queenborough Quiberon Quickmatch Snipe Stuart Supply Swan Sydney Teal Tobruk Vampire Vendetta Voyager Warramunga Yarra
`For freedom we served`
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