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The plaque commemorates those who served with the 14th / 32nd Australian Infantry Battalion during World War Two.
The Battalion was formed in September 1942 by the amalgamation of the 14th and 32nd and was assigned to the 6th Brigade, 4th Division in Geraldton, Western Australia. The battalion served firstly in Australia and then later New Guinea being employed mainly on garrison duties, before being transferred to the 5th Division and deployed to New Britain late in the war where it took part briefly in the containment campaign on that island. In April 1945 it returned to Australia for rest and re-organisation and was disbanded later that year without seeing further combat.
Location
Address: | Kennedy Highway, Rocky Creek, 4882 |
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State: | QLD |
Area: | AUS |
GPS Coordinates: | Lat: -17.1825 Long: 145.455278 Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate. |
Details
Monument Type: | Plaque |
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Monument Theme: | Conflict |
Sub-Theme: | WW2 |
Approx. Event Start Date: | 1940 |
Approx. Event End Date: | 1945 |
Link: | http://www.rockycreek.com.au |
Dedication
Actual Monument Dedication Date: | Tuesday 25th April, 2000 |
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14 / 32 AUSTRALIAN INFANTRY
BATTALION A.I.F.
New Guinea New Britain
Gona Jacquinot Bay
Buna Waitavalo-Tol
Oro Bay Sugi Mountain
In Memory Of Those
Who Gave Their All
World War II 1940 - 1945
Lest We Forget