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The plaque commemorates those who served with the 12th / 50th Infantry Battalion during World War Two. The plaque is located on a wall behind the Cenotaph.
Formed in December 1936 by the linking of the 12th and the 50th Infantry Battalions, the 12th/50th Infantry Battalion was a Militia unit that served from the start of World War Two until 2 May 1945 when it became the 12th/40th Infantry Battalion.
Location
Address: | Paterson Street, Remembrance Wall near Cenotaph, Launceston, 7250 |
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State: | TAS |
Area: | AUS |
GPS Coordinates: | Lat: -41.438528 Long: 147.133286 Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate. |
Details
Monument Type: | Plaque |
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Monument Theme: | Conflict |
Sub-Theme: | WW2 |
Actual Event Start Date: | 03-September-1939 |
Actual Event End Date: | 15-August-1945 |
Dedication
Approx. Monument Dedication Date: | 2005 |
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12 / 50th Australian Infantry
Battalion (2nd AIF)
`The Launceston Regiment /
The Tasmanian Rangers`
Erected in memory of the
long and valuable service
by members of the 12 / 50th
Battalion in the Darwin -
Manton Dam area 1943
- 1945. Thence to Timor
`Lest We Forget`
Erected by the 12 / 50th Battalion Association, 2005