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9th Australian Division : 26-05-2014
9th Australian Division : 26-05-2014
Photographs supplied by Diane Watson / John Huth

The plaque commemorates those who served with the 9th Division during World War Two.

The 9th Division was a division of the Australian Army that served during World War Two. It was the fourth division raised for the Second Australian Imperial Force (2nd AIF). The 9th Division fought in four major campaigns during the Second World War - the Siege of Tobruk in 1941, the El Alamein battles in 1942, the Huon Peninsula operations in New Guinea in 1943, and the landings in British North Borneo in 1945.

Location

Address:42 Oxlade Drive, Memorial Forecourt, South Eastern District RSL, New Farm, 4005
State:QLD
Area:AUS
GPS Coordinates:Lat: -27.472827
Long: 153.049647
Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate.
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Details

Monument Type:Plaque
Monument Theme:Conflict
Sub-Theme:WW2
Actual Event Start Date:03-September-1939
Actual Event End Date:15-August-1945

Dedication

Front Inscription

1939     1945

To the enduring memory of Officers and men of the 9th Australian Division

Battle Honours

North Africa  1940 - 43    South West Pacific 1943 - 1945
Tobruk                              Lae, Finschhafen
El Alamein                       Borneo

For honour and glory


 

Source: MA,SKP
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