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Battle of the Coral Sea Print Page 
The memorial commemorates the fiftieth anniversary of the Battle of the Coral Sea which occured during World War Two.
The Battle of the Coral Sea, fought between the 4th and 8th of May 1942, was a major naval battle in the Pacific Theatre of World War Two between the Imperial Japanese Navy and Allied naval and air forces from the United States of America and Australia. The battle was the first action in which aircraft carriers engaged each other, as well as the first in which neither side's ships sighted or fired directly upon the other.
Location
| Address: | HMAS Australia Road, Median Strip, Henley Beach South, 5022 |
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| State: | SA |
| Area: | AUS |
| GPS Coordinates: | Lat: -34.927063 Long: 138.502648 Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate. |
Details
| Monument Type: | Monument |
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| Monument Theme: | Conflict |
| Sub-Theme: | WW2 |
| Actual Event Start Date: | 04-May-1942 |
| Actual Event End Date: | 08-May-1942 |
Dedication
| Approx. Monument Dedication Date: | May-2011 |
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Lest We Forget
Recognising the City of Charles Sturt in constructing this memorial in lasting memory of those who served.
Unveiled and dedicated May 2011.
Our thanks to H.M.A.S. Australia Club
Commemorating 50 years
Battle of the Coral Sea
1942 - 1992
