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24-October-2014
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The plaque commemorates those who served with the 2nd / 1st Australian Machine Gun Battalion during World War Two.
Location
Address: | Kennedy Highway, Rocky Creek Memorial Park, Rocky Creek, 4882 |
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State: | QLD |
Area: | AUS |
GPS Coordinates: | Lat: -17.182329 Long: 145.454925 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: | Sunday 13th August, 2006 |
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Front Inscription
Source: RCMP, MA2 / 1 AUSTRALIAN
MACHINE GUN BATTALION
1939 - 1946
Battle Honours
Greece 1941 Crete
Mount Olympus Borneo
Servia Pass Balikpapan
Middle East 1941 Milford Highway
South West Pacific 1945
Great Britain 1940 - New Guinea - 1942-43
They Served Well
We Will Remember Them
Monument details supplied by Monument Australia - www.monumentaustralia.org.au