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Victorian Scottish Regiment : 29-February-2012
Victorian Scottish Regiment : 29-February-2012
Photographs supplied by Graeme Saunders

A plaque commemorates those who have served in the Victorian Scottish Regiment between 1898 to 1960.

Location

Address:300 Waterdale Road, Repatriation Hospital, Heidelberg, 3081
State:VIC
Area:AUS
GPS Coordinates:Lat: -37.755725
Long: 145.047069
Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate.
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Details

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

Dedication

Actual Monument Dedication Date:Friday 9th November, 2007
Front Inscription

VICTORIAN SCOTTISH REGIMENT  1898 - 1960

`Disbanded but no' deid (sic) yet `

In memory of the officers, warrant and non-commissioned officers and men who served in the Regiment in both war and peace.

Many of the Regiment became foundation members of the 2/5 Battlaion in 1939, the 2/14 Battalion in 1940 and the 39 Battalion in 1941.

"Lest We Forget"

The heritage and traditons of the Victorian Scottish Regiment have been maintained through the 5/6 Battalion - The Royal Victoria Regiment 

Unveiled 9 November 2007

 

Source: MA
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