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04-December-2014
04-December-2014

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The plaque, mounted on a plinth, commemorates all who served in the 3rd Battalion Royal Australian Regiment.

3rd Battalion, the Royal Australian Regiment (3 RAR) is a parachute infantry battalion of the Australian Army, based in Sydney. 3 RAR was initially formed in 1945 as the 67th Battalion and has seen active service in Japan, Korea, Malaya, South Vietnam, East Timor, the Solomon Islands, Afghanistan and Iraq. The Battalion is a rapid deployment light infantry unit which makes up a major part of Australia's Ready Deployment Force.

 

Location

Address:King William Road , Pathway of Honour, Adelaide, 5000
State:SA
Area:AUS
GPS Coordinates:Lat: -34.918871
Long: 138.600541
Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate.
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Details

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

Dedication

Actual Monument Dedication Date:Sunday 27th March, 2011
Front Inscription

3rd Battalion the Royal Australian Regiment

Dedicated to all members who have served in the Battalion from its raising in 1948 and, in particular, to those who made the supreme sacrifice.

Lest We Forget

Areas of deployment

Japan      Korea                   Malaya              Thai/Malay Border  
Malaysia  Borneo                 South Vietnam  East Timor  
Iraq         Solomon Islands   Timor Leste       Afghanistan

Unveiled by Brig L. J. Lewis AM (Ret) on the 27th of March 2011

Source: MA
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