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21-February-2016
Photographs supplied by Tim Fitzgerald
The plaque commemorates the centenary of the raising of the 39th Infantry Battalion, 3rd Division on the 21st of February 1916.
Location
| Address: | 1806 - 1812 Sturt Street, Ballarat Ranger Military Museum, Alfredton, 3350 |
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| State: | VIC |
| Area: | AUS |
| GPS Coordinates: | Lat: -37.546681 Long: 143.798827 Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate. |
Details
| Monument Type: | Plaque |
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| Monument Theme: | Conflict |
| Sub-Theme: | WW1 |
| Actual Event Start Date: | 21-February-1916 |
| Actual Event End Date: | 21-February-2016 |
Dedication
| Actual Monument Dedication Date: | Sunday 21st February, 2016 |
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Front Inscription
Source: MAThe centenary of the raising in Ballarat of the 39th Battalion, 3rd Division, AIF on 21st February 1916
Commanding Officer Lt Col Robert Rankine DSO, (52nd Infantry AMF & 14th Battalion AIF)
39th Battalion Battle Honours
Messines 1917
Ypres 1917
Broodseinde
Passchendaele
Somme 1918
Amiens
Mont St Quentin
Hindenburg Line
St Quentin Canal
France and Flanders 1916 - 1918
Dedicated in Ballarat on 21st February 2016
Unveiled by the descendants of the 39th Battalion men
Monument details supplied by Monument Australia - www.monumentaustralia.org.au
