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The plaque commemorates those who served in Royal Australian Navy ships attached to the Far East Strategic Reserve between 1955 and 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.
Location
Address: | Sir Edwin Smith Avenue, Naval Memorial Garden, North Adelaide, 5006 |
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State: | SA |
Area: | AUS |
GPS Coordinates: | Lat: -34.914029 Long: 138.600575 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
Dedicated to those who served in H.M.A. ships attached to the Far East Strategic Reserve
South East Asia
1955 - 1971
ANZAC Hawk Quickmatch Tobruk
Arunta Ibis Snipe Vampire
Curlew Melbourne Stuart Vendetta
Derwent Parramatta Supply Voyager
Duchess Quadrant Swan Warramunda
Gull Queenborough Sydney Yarra
Quiberon Teal
'For freedom we served'
Lest We Forget