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A Lombardy Poplar tree commemorates the Royal Australian Air Force and Netherlands personnel who lost their lives while serving in 18 Squadron during World War Two and those who have since passed on.
Location
Address: | Birdwood Avenue, Shrine Reserve, Melbourne, 3000 |
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State: | VIC |
Area: | AUS |
GPS Coordinates: | Lat: -37.830139 Long: 144.973276 Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate. |
Details
Monument Type: | Tree |
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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: | Sunday 18th November, 1990 |
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Plaque:
THIS LOMBARDY POPLAR WAS DEDICATED
18 NOVEMBER 1990 DURING A GATHERING OF
MEMBERS OF 18 SQUADRON NEI-RAAF
FORCES ASSOCIATION IN MEMORY OF 110
COMRADES WHO LOST THEIR LIVES 1942-1945
AND THOSE WHO HAVE SINCE PASSED ON.
Plaque:
In Remembrance Of
Netherland`s Service Personnel
Who Fell In Action