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The Mersing Cross commemorates members of the 2nd / 18th Infantry Battalion who lost their lives during the Malayan Campaign at Mersing and Jemaluang during World War Two.
The Mersing Cross was erected by the side of the road (where the Battle of Jemaluang was fought) by Charles Wagner and the party who went to Mersing after the cessation of hostilies to de-louse the area which had been mined. They carved the inscription with a knife and filled it with tar from the road. It was brought from Singapore soon after the war.
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The Mersing Cross was erected by the side of the road (where the Battle of Jemaluang was fought) by Charles Wagner and the party who went to Mersing after the cessation of hostilies to de-louse the area which had been mined. They carved the inscription with a knife and filled it with tar from the road. It was brought from Singapore soon after the war.
Location
Address: | 754 Pacific Highway, St John the Evangelist Anglican Church, Gordon, 2072 |
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State: | NSW |
Area: | AUS |
GPS Coordinates: | Lat: -33.757133 Long: 151.152887 Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate. |
Details
Monument Type: | Cross |
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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
Front Inscription
IN REMEMBRANCE
27 -11- 42
2/18 BN
Fallen
Comrades
Source: MAIN REMEMBRANCE
27 -11- 42
2/18 BN
Fallen
Comrades
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