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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 |
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State: | NT |
Area: | AUS |
GPS Coordinates: | Lat: -12.466667 Long: 130.84 Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate. |
Details
Monument Type: | Plaque |
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Monument Theme: | Conflict |
Sub-Theme: | WW2 |
Approx. Event Start Date: | April-1940 |
Approx. Event End Date: | March-1943 |
Dedication
Front Inscription
Source: MA,SKPRAE
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
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