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03-May-2015
03-May-2015
Photographs supplied by Arthur Garland

The plaque commemorates members of the 2nd / 18th Infantry Battalion who trained in Bathurst from November 1940 to February 1941 during World War Two.

Location

Address:624 Limekilns Road , Remembrance Park Wall, Forest Grove, 2795
State:NSW
Area:AUS
GPS Coordinates:Lat: -33.383089
Long: 149.656466
Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate.
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Details

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

Dedication

Actual Monument Dedication Date:Saturday 10th August, 2002
Front Inscription

Singapore Island  Johore
Jemaluang           Malaya 1941 - 1942

"Legionis Lampada Tradamus
Hand On the Torch of the Legion

Dedicated to the memory of the members of 2 / 18 Battalion Australian Imperial Force 22nd Brigade 8th Australian Division who trained on this site during Second World War November 1940 to February 1941 and departed from here for active service in Malaya

Lest We Forget

Erected 10 August 2002

 

Source: MA
Monument details supplied by Monument Australia - www.monumentaustralia.org.au