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The plaque commemorates those who served in the 7th Australian Infantry Battalion during World War One.
The plaque location is indicated by a red poppy in the second image.
The 7th Battalion was raised in 1914 as part of the Australian Imperial Force and was completely recruited from the state of Victoria. The battalion served during the Gallipoli campaign where it had the distinction of having four of its members awarded the Victoria Cross. In 1916, it was transferred to Europe, fighting in the trenches along the Western Front for the next two and a half years.
Location
| Address: | Fairbairn & Limestone Avenues, Captain Reg Saunders Courtyard, Australian War Memorial, Campbell, 2612 |
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| State: | ACT |
| Area: | AUS |
| GPS Coordinates: | Lat: -35.280499 Long: 149.148466 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
| Actual Monument Dedication Date: | Thursday 19th October, 2006 |
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7th Australian Infantry Battalion
1st Division, AIF
1914 - 18
Four Victoria Crosses
Lone Pine 1915
Somme 1916 Somme 1918 Pozieres Bullecourt Ypres 1917 Menin Road Polygon Wood Broodseinde Poelcappelle Passchendaele Lys Hazebrouck Amiens Albert 1918 (Chuignes) Hindenburg Line Epehy France and Flanders 1916 - 1918 Helles Krithia
ANZAC
Landing at ANZAC Defence at ANZAC Suvla Sari Bair - Lone Pine Gallipoli 1915 Suez Canal Egypt 1915-1916
In memory of those who died on active service and all those who served in the Battalion
Dedicated on 19 October 2006 by 7th Battalion the Royal Australian Regiment Association
