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03-May-2015
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The plaque commemorates the 2nd / 13th Infantry Battalion who trained in Bathurst from August 1940 to October 1940 during World War Two.
Location
| Address: | 624 Limekilns Road , Remembrance Park Wall, Forest Grove, 2795 |
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| State: | NSW |
| Area: | AUS |
| GPS Coordinates: | Lat: -33.383089 Long: 149.656466 Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate. |
Details
| Monument Type: | Plaque |
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| Monument Theme: | Conflict |
| Sub-Theme: | WW2 |
| Actual Event Start Date: | 23-August-1940 |
| Actual Event End Date: | 19-October-1940 |
Dedication
| Actual Monument Dedication Date: | Saturday 20th September, 2003 |
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Front Inscription
Source: MA"Bayonets Abroad"
To commemorate that the 2/13 Infantry Battalion (20th Infantry Brigade) Australian Imperial Force trained in this Bathurst Camp 23rd August 1940 to 19th October 1940 leaving here to embark for active service overseas 1940 to 1945
Middle East
Er Regima
Defence of Tobruk 1941
El Dudda Relief of Tobruk
El Alamein
Pacific
(New Guinea) Lae Finschhafen
(Borneo) Brunei Lutong - Miri
Unveiled 20th September 2003
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