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24-July-2014
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The plaque commemorates those who served with the 12th / 50th Infantry Battalion during World War Two.
Location
Address: | Esplanade, Bicentennial Park, adjacent to Cenotaph, Darwin, 0800 |
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State: | NT |
Area: | AUS |
GPS Coordinates: | Lat: -12.466796 Long: 130.839966 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 |
Dedication
Front Inscription
Source: MA,SKP12 / 50th Australian Infantry Regiment (A.I.F.)
The Launceston Regiment
Erected to commemorate the long and valuable service by members of the 12 / 50th Bn. in the Darwin - Manton Dam area 1943 - 1945, thence to Timor.
Presented by Lt. Col. H M. Chilton OBE, ED. Commanding Officer (Ret`d)
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