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2 12th 2nd Battalion Plaque
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The plaque commemorates the members of the 2nd / 12th Infantry Battalion who died in service or were killed in action during World War Two.
The Battalion was raised in late 1939 as part of the all volunteer Second Australian Imperial Force, and the battalion served throughout the course of the war in the United Kingdom, North Africa, New Guinea and on Borneo, undertaking operations against both German and Japanese troops. It was disbanded in January 1946.
Location
| Address: | Ann Street, ANZAC Square, Shrine of Remembrance Crypt, Brisbane, 4000 |
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| State: | QLD |
| Area: | AUS |
| GPS Coordinates: | Lat: -27.466389 Long: 153.026502 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 |
| Link: | http://www.qldwarmemorials.com.au |
Dedication
Front Inscription
Source: MA,SKP,QWMR• Tobruk Goodenough •
The Salient Shaggy Ridge
Buna-Gona Finisterres
Sanananda Borneo
Milne Bay Balikpapan
2/12 Bn. 2nd. A • I • F
In memory of those who gave their lives for their country
1939 - 1945
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