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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 |
| Actual Event Start Date: | 03-September-1939 |
| Actual Event End Date: | 15-August-1945 |
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
