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The plaque commemorates those who served with the 2nd / 24th Australian Infantry Battalion during World War Two.
The plaque location is indicated by a red poppy in the second image.
The Battalion was formed in July 1940 from primarily Victorian volunteers and was known as "Wangaratta's Own" because of the time the Battalion spent in the town during its formative period prior to deployment overseas. It served in North Africa in 1941–1942 as part of the 26th Brigade, which was assigned to the 7th Division, before being reassigned to the 9th Division.
In early 1943, the Battalion returned to Australia and later took part in campaigns against the Japanese in New Guinea in 1943–1944 and Borneo in 1945, before being disbanded in 1946. It suffered the highest number of battle casualties of any 2nd AIF infantry battalion.
Location
| Address: | Fairbairn & Limestone Avenues, Australian War Memorial Sculpture Garden, Campbell, 2612 |
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| State: | ACT |
| Area: | AUS |
| GPS Coordinates: | Lat: -35.279626 Long: 149.147118 Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate. |
Details
| Monument Type: | Plaque |
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| Monument Theme: | Conflict |
| Sub-Theme: | WW2 |
| Approx. Event Start Date: | July-1940 |
| Actual Event End Date: | 15-August-1945 |
Dedication
| Actual Monument Dedication Date: | Wednesday 21st October, 2009 |
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2 / 24th 24th Australian Infantry Battalion
9th Division AIF
1940 - 1946
North Africa 1941 - 42
Defence of Tobruk, The Salient 1941, Defence of El Alamein Line Tel El Eisa, El Alamein
South-West Pacific 1943 - 45
Lae-Nadzab, Busu River, Finschhafen, Sattelberg, Wareo,
Liberation of Australian New Guinea, Wareo - Lakona, Borneo, Tarakan
Dedicated to those who served in the Battalion and in memory of those who died
Lest We Forget
