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First Darwin ContingentPrint Page 
The plaque commemorates the 35 enlisted men who made up the first official Darwin Contingent during World War One.
Location
| Address: | Esplanade, Bicentennial Park, adjacent to Cenotaph, Darwin, 0800 |
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| State: | NT |
| Area: | AUS |
| GPS Coordinates: | Lat: -12.466667 Long: 130.84 Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate. |
Details
| Monument Type: | Plaque |
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| Monument Theme: | Conflict |
| Sub-Theme: | WW1 |
| Actual Event Start Date: | 04-August-1914 |
| Actual Event End Date: | 28-June-1919 |
Dedication
Dedicated by the Darwin RSL Sub Branch
In memory of the thirty-five Darwin enlistees who made up the first official Darwin Contingent to join the AIF during the Great War 1914 - 18.
The Contingent led by Captain R. J. Lewis sailed from Darwin Wharf on the SS Changsha on 26 April 1915.
Of the thirty-five who sailed, Captain Lewis and ten others paid the supreme sacrifice.
Lest We Forget
