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The plaque commemorates the Z Special Unit who were a special group of commandos who served in World War Two.
The plaque location is indicated by the red poppy in the second image.
Often known as Z Force, a joint Australian, British and New Zealand Commando Unit, saw action against the Japanese during World War Two. Z Special Unit carried out 284 covert operations in the South West Pacific Theatre. The most well-known of these are, a Kayak Raid on Singapore Harbour called Operation Jaywick and the subsequent Operation Rimau, in which all 23 participants were either killed in action or executed.
The MV Krait is a wooden hulled vessel famous for its use during by the Z Special Unit (Z Force) of Australia during the raid against Japanese ships anchored in Singapore Harbour. The raid was known as Operation Jaywick.
Location
| Address: | Fairbairn & Limestone Avenues, Captain Reg Saunders Courtyard, Australian War Memorial, Campbell, 2612 |
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| State: | ACT |
| Area: | AUS |
| GPS Coordinates: | Lat: -35.280317 Long: 149.147596 Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate. |
Details
| Monument Type: | Plaque |
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| Monument Theme: | Conflict |
| Sub-Theme: | WW2 |
| Approx. Event Start Date: | 1942 |
| Approx. Event End Date: | 1956 |
Dedication
| Actual Monument Dedication Date: | Monday 1st August, 2016 |
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Z Special Unit of Special Operations Australia
Personnel from this Unit were involved in more than 80 operations in Asia and the Pacific
1942 - 1945
In honour of those who served and in memory of all who gave their lives
Ex Certamine Contubernium - Out of conflict, comradeship is born
