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The plaque, beside the water feature in Regimental Square, was dedicated on the fiftieth anniversary of Australian troops landing in Japan and is erected in memory of those who served and died as a result of their service in Japan.
On 13 February 1946, Australian troops, the vanguard of a 37,000-strong British Commonwealth Occupation Force (BCOF), disembarked at the war-devastated Japanese port city of Kure. At its peak, there were some 12,000 Australians serving in BCOF.
From 1946 to 1952 Australian forces were responsible for the military occupation of Hiroshima Prefecture, site of the first atomic bomb attack in history. During this time the role of the Australian forces changed from that of an “occupying power” to a new role of “protective power”; in 1950 Australian forces in Japan were deployed, under UN command to Korea.
Location
| Address: | George & Wynyard Streets, Regimental Square , Sydney, 2000 |
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| State: | NSW |
| Area: | AUS |
| GPS Coordinates: | Lat: -33.867117 Long: 151.207047 Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate. |
Details
| Monument Type: | Plaque |
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| Monument Theme: | Conflict |
| Sub-Theme: | Multiple |
| Approx. Event Start Date: | 1945 |
| Approx. Event End Date: | 1995 |
Dedication
| Actual Monument Dedication Date: | Friday 27th October, 1995 |
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1945 1995
BRITISH COMMONWEALTH OCCUPATION
FORCES
AUSTRALIAN CONTINGENT
In Memory
Of Those Who Served
And To Those Who Died As A Result
Of Their Service In Japan
Dedicated On The Fiftieth Anniversary
Of Australian Troops Landing In Japan
27 - 10 - 1995
Lest We Forget
