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A Plaque commemorates all those who served with the 17th Australian Infantry Brigade of the 2nd Australian Imperial Forces (A.I.F.) which served in World War Two.
The 17th Brigade was reformed on 13 October 1939, again as part of the 6th Division, recruited from Victoria. The 17th Brigade fought in the Western Desert Campaign in Libya, the Battle of Greece, the Battle of Wau, the Salamaua-La campaign in Papua, and in the Aitape-Wewak campaign in New Guinea.
Location
| Address: | Kennedy Highway, Rocky Creek Memorial Park, 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 |
| Actual Event Start Date: | 03-September-1939 |
| Actual Event End Date: | 15-August-1945 |
| Link: | http://www.rockycreek.com.au |
Dedication
| Actual Monument Dedication Date: | Saturday 15th August, 1998 |
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17TH AUSTRALIAN INFANTRY BRIGADE
2/5TH BATTALION 2/6TH BATTALION 2/7TH BATTALION
BARDIA TOBRUK BENGHAZI
GREECE CRETE SYRIA CEYLON
WAU-SALAMAUA AITAPE-WEWAK
DEDICATED TO ALL THOSE WHO SERVED WITH
17TH AUSTRALIAN INFANTRY BRIGADE
INCLUDING ATTACHED AND SUPPORTING UNITS
WORLD WAR 11 1939 - 1945
YOU ARE HERE TODAY BECAUSE OF WHERE WE WERE YESTERDAY
LEST WE FORGET
