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08-December-2014
08-December-2014

Photographs supplied by Bryan Cole

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
State:SA
Area:AUS
GPS Coordinates:Lat: -34.918871
Long: 138.600541
Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate.
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Details

Monument Type:Plaque
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

In 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

Source: MA, RVWM
Monument details supplied by Monument Australia - www.monumentaustralia.org.au