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The plaque commemorates the Battle of the Coral Sea which occurred during World War Two.

The Battle of the Coral Sea, fought between the 4th and 8th of May 1942, was a major naval battle in the Pacific Theatre of World War Two between the Imperial Japanese Navy and Allied naval and air forces from the United States of America and Australia. The battle was the first action in which aircraft carriers engaged each other, as well as the first in which neither side's ships sighted or fired directly upon the other.

Location

Address:	183 Wickham Terrace, United Services Club, Spring Hill, 4000
State:	QLD
Area:	AUS
GPS Coordinates:	Lat: -27.465088 Long: 153.02433 Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate.

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Details

Monument Type:	Plaque
Monument Theme:	Conflict
Sub-Theme:	WW2

Dedication

Source: MA