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24th Australian Infantry Battalion Print Page 
The plaque commemorates those who served with 24th Australian Infantry Battalion during World War One.
The Battalion was raised in 1915 for service during World War One as part of the 1st Australian Imperial Force. It was attached to the 6th Brigade, 2nd Division and served during the Gallipoli campaign and in the trenches of the Western Front in France and Belgium.
Following the end of the war the battalion was disbanded in 1919.
Location
| Address: | Fairbairn & Limestone Avenues, Australian War Memorial Sculpture Garden, Campbell, 2612 |
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| State: | ACT |
| Area: | AUS |
| GPS Coordinates: | Lat: -35.28085 Long: 149.146812 Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate. |
Details
| Monument Type: | Plaque |
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| Monument Theme: | Conflict |
| Sub-Theme: | WW1 |
| Approx. Event Start Date: | 1915 |
| Approx. Event End Date: | 1919 |
| Link: | http://www.dva.gov.au/consultation-… |
Dedication
24th Australian Infantry Battalion
2nd Division AIF
1915 - 1919
Somme 1916 - 1918 Broodseinde Mont St Quentin
Pozieres Poelcappelle Hindendurg Line
Bapaume Passchendaele Beaurevior
Bullecourt Hamel
France and Ypres 1917 Amiens Flanders 1916 - 18
Menin Road Albert 1918 Gallipoli 1915
Polygon Wood Egypt 1915 - 1916
In memory of those who died on active service and those who served in the Battalion
Lest We Forget
Dedicated by the 2 / 24th Australian Infantry Battalion Association (Inc)
