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01-October-2019
01-October-2019
Photographs supplied by William Croke

The plaque commemorates those who served with the Anti-Aircraft Searchlight Units in the Darwin area during World War Two.

Location

Address:Esplanade, Bicentennial Park, adjacent to Cenotaph, Darwin, 0800
State:NT
Area:AUS
GPS Coordinates:Lat: -12.466667
Long: 130.84
Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate.
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Details

Monument Type:Plaque
Monument Theme:Conflict
Sub-Theme:WW2
Approx. Event Start Date:April-1940
Approx. Event End Date:March-1943

Dedication

Front Inscription

RAE

1st A.A.S.L Cadre R.A.E. (P.M.F.)
54th A.A.S.L Coy R.A.E. (A.M.F.)

Dedicated to the members of the above Units who served in Darwin Area, April 1940 to March 1943

The first Australia Anti-Aircraft Searchlight Unit to see action 19th Feb, 1942
1 / 54 A.A.S.L. Coy R.A.E.

Facimus Et Francimus.

Lest We Forget

 

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