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11-January-2017
Photographs supplied by Chris McLaughlin
The plaque on the entrance gates commemorates the 60th anniversary of the formation of the 2nd / 24th Infantry Battalion at the Wangaratta Showgrounds in 1940.
Location
| Address: | 11 Evans Street, Wangaratta Showgrounds, Norm Minns Oval, Wangaratta, 3677 |
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| State: | VIC |
| Area: | AUS |
| GPS Coordinates: | Lat: -36.348011 Long: 146.316365 Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate. |
Details
| Monument Type: | Plaque |
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| Monument Theme: | Conflict |
| Sub-Theme: | WW2 |
| Actual Event Start Date: | |
| Approx. Event Start Date: | 1940 |
| Actual Event End Date: | |
| Approx. Event End Date: | 2000 |
Dedication
| Actual Monument Dedication Date: | Saturday 11th November, 2000 |
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Front Inscription
Source: MAIn Commemoration Of The 60th Anniversary Of
The Formation Of The 2/24th Infantry Battalion
At These Showgrounds.
"Wangaratta`s Own" Marched Out On The
28th September 1940 To Gallantly Serve
Their Nation At Tobruk, Tel El Eisa, El Alamein,
New Guinea And Tarakan During World War II.
LEST WE FORGET
Lions Club Of Wangaratta
11th November 2000
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