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23-August-2019
Photographs supplied by Sandra Brown
The plaque commemorates the members of the 42nd Australian Landing Company, Royal Australian Engineers who served on the island in World War Two.
Location
| Address: | Victoria Parade South, Pioneer Park, Coochiemudlo Island, 4184 |
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| State: | QLD |
| Area: | AUS |
| GPS Coordinates: | Lat: -27.574075 Long: 153.331838 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
Front Inscription
Source: MASailors In Slouch Hats
On this spot in 1944 stood the Administrative Headquarters of 42 Australian Landing Coy. R.A.E. A.I.F.
Originally formed at Victoria Point in the latter half of 1943, the unit moved across to Coochie Mudlo Island to prepare its convoys of landing craft for their long journeys to Cairns and eventually to Bougainville.
These Sailors in Slouch Hats were the seagoing troops of the Royal Australian Engineers.
Dedicated by the Redlands R.S.L. Sub Branch and the Redland Shire Council
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