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The plaque commemorates fourteen soldiers of the 4th Infantry Battalion who were killed on March 15th 1943 when a mortar shell they were examining exploded.
Location
| Address: | Gardiner & Clinch Streets, Centenary Park, Moora, 6510 |
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| State: | WA |
| Area: | AUS |
| GPS Coordinates: | Lat: -30.640556 Long: 116.008611 Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate. |
Details
| Monument Type: | Plaque |
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| Monument Theme: | Conflict |
| Sub-Theme: | WW2 |
| Actual Event Start Date: | 15-March-1943 |
| Actual Event End Date: | 15-March-1943 |
Dedication
| Approx. Monument Dedication Date: | 1995 |
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Australia Remembers
1945 -1995
In memory of fourteen soldiers of the 4th Australian Infantry Battalion killed on 15th March 1943 at a location approximately 100 metres SSE of this plaque. The fourteen soldiers were kill when a mortar bomb, being closely examined by the group, exploded, killing all.
Those killed were :-
Mortar Platoon
[ Names ]
The funeral took place at Moora Cemetery on 16th March, 1943.
The bodies were transferred to Karrakatta Cemetery after the cessation of the war
Lest We Forget
A Moora Centenary Project 1995
Plaque :
This is a replica of the plaque situated on the south verge of the Moora - Miling Road 3.6 kms east of Moora
