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The plaque, mounted on a plinth, commemorates South Australian prisoners of war and those who were captured by the Japanese and held at Sandakan before being forced on the infamous Borneo Death Marches during World War Two.
Location
Address: | King William Road , Pathway of Honour, Adelaide, 5000 |
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State: | SA |
Area: | AUS |
GPS Coordinates: | Lat: -34.918871 Long: 138.600541 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 |
Link: | http://www.vwma.org.au/ |
Dedication
Front Inscription
Source: MA, RVWMIn memory of our South Australian Prisoners of War and all those who suffered and died in Sandakan, and on the death marches to and at Ranau Nth Borneo (Sabah)
18th July 1942 - August 27th 1945
Lest We Forget
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