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The plaque commemorates those who served with the 2nd / 1st Infantry Battalion A.I.F. (The City of Sydney Regiment) during World War Two.
The 2nd / 1st Infantry Battalion was a battalion of the Australian Army raised at Victoria Barracks, Sydney, on 16 October 1939 as part of the 16th Brigade of the 6th Australian Division for World War Two. The battalion served in Greece, the Middle East and the Pacific.
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/P… |
Dedication
2 / 1st Infantry Battalion A.I.F.
The City of Sydney Regiment
"Primus agat Primas"
1939 1945
1940 - 1941
North Africa Bardia
Middle East Tobruk
Greece
Brallos Pass
Mount Olympus
Crete Retimo
1942 - 1945
South West Pacific
Australian New Guinea
Kokoda Trail Eora - Templetons Crossing
Oivi - Gorari Buna - Gona
Sanananda Road Nambut Ridge
But-Dagua Hawaiin River
"We honour our fallen"
