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23 Machine Gun Battalion Monument
23 Machine Gun Battalion Monument

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The monument commemorates members of the 2nd / 3rd Machine Gun Battalion who died in service or were killed in action during World War Two.

Location

Address:William & Wellington Streets, Christ Church Grounds, Longford, 7301
State:TAS
Area:AUS
GPS Coordinates:Lat: -41.594681
Long: 147.121485
Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate.
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Details

Monument Type:Monument
Monument Theme:Conflict
Sub-Theme:WW2
Actual Event Start Date:03-September-1939
Actual Event End Date:15-August-1945

Dedication

Approx. Monument Dedication Date:April-1989
Front Inscription

In memory of those members of  "C" Company, 2 / 3 Australian Machine Gun Battalion who gave their lives in the 1939 1945 War.

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In memory too of all those who have died since 1945.

Erected by their comrades, April 1989.

Unveiled by His Excellency the Governor of Tasmania Gen. Sir Phillip Bennett A.C. K.B.E. D.S.O.

Source: MA
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