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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 |
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State: | QLD |
Area: | AUS |
GPS Coordinates: | Lat: -27.472827 Long: 153.049647 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 |
Dedication
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