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Plaque Inscription:27-April-2016
Plaque Inscription:27-April-2016

Photographs supplied by Peter Wiliams

The plaque commemorates all who served on ships named H.M.A.S. Warrego during World War One and World War Two. 

Location

Address:Garden Island Naval Base , Garden Island, 2011
State:NSW
Area:AUS
GPS Coordinates:Lat: -33.859072
Long: 151.230588
Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate.
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Details

Monument Type:Plaque
Monument Theme:Conflict
Sub-Theme:Multiple

Dedication

Approx. Monument Dedication Date:2010
Front Inscription

H.M.A.S. Warrego

River Class Destroyer
1912 - 1928
First warship built in Australia at Cockatoo Island Dockyard

1914 - 1918
New Guinea  Pacific  Mediterranean  
Black Sea Dardanelles 

Grimsby "D" Class Sloop
1940 - 1962

First Australian ship to fire on Japanese at Darwin 19 - 2 - 1942
Sunda Straits  New Guinea  Balmaheras
Phillipines  Borneo  Darwin 

In honour of the men who manned these ships and served their country with valour and dedication in war and peace






 

Source: MA
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