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02-August-2013
02-August-2013
Photographs supplied by Bryan Cole

The plaque commemorates members of the 2nd Battalion of Argyle and Sutherland Highlanders who served in Malaya during World War Two.

Location

Address:216 Daws Road, Repat Health Precinct, Repatriation General Hospital Chapel, Daw Park, 5041
State:SA
Area:Foreign
GPS Coordinates:Lat: -34.990103
Long: 138.589264
Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate.
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Details

Monument Type:Plaque
Monument Theme:Conflict
Sub-Theme:WW2
Approx. Event Start Date:1941
Approx. Event End Date:1942

Dedication

Front Inscription

To the everlasting memory of the Officers and men of the 2nd Battalion of Argyle and Sutherland Highlanders (The Thin Red Line) who served in the Malayan Campaign 1941 - 1942

744 Gave their lives in action
184 Died as Prisoners of War of the Japanese

Their bearing added lustre to the name of their Regiment and of their country

Source: MA
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