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The memorial commemorates the service of Australian men and women, along with their allies, who fought the Battle of Australia. The memorial commemorates those who served between 1942 and 1945.
The Battle for Australia is a contested historiographical term used to claim a link between a series of battles near Australia during the Pacific War of the Second World War.
The Returned and Services League of Australia (RSL) and Battle for Australia Commemoration National Council campaigned for over a decade for official commemoration of a series of battles fought in 1942, including the Battle of the Coral Sea, Battle of Milne Bay and Kokoda Track Campaign, as having formed a 'battle for Australia'.This campaign was successful, and in 2008 the Australian Government proclaimed that commemorations for the Battle for Australia would be held annually on the first Wednesday in September, with the day being designated 'Battle for Australia Day'. This day, recognises "the service and sacrifice of all those who served in defence of Australia in 1942 and 1943."
Peter Stanley, the former principal historian at the Australian War Memorial argues that the concept of a 'Battle for Australia' is mistaken as these actions did not form a single campaign aimed against Australia. Stanley has also stated that no historian he knows believes that there was a 'Battle for Australia.'
Location
| Address: | Kittyhawk Drive, Chermside Historical Precinct, Chermside, 4032 |
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| State: | QLD |
| Area: | AUS |
| GPS Coordinates: | Lat: -27.382376 Long: 153.035578 Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate. |
Details
| Monument Type: | Monument |
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| Monument Theme: | Conflict |
| Sub-Theme: | WW2 |
| Approx. Event Start Date: | 1942 |
| Approx. Event End Date: | 1945 |
| Monument Manufacturer: | Department of Public Works |
| Link: | http://www.qldwarmemorials.com.au/P… |
Dedication
| Actual Monument Dedication Date: | Wednesday 18th April, 2001 |
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In remembrance of Australian men and women and their Allies who fought the Battle for Australia
South & South West Pacific Areas 1942 - 45
Plaque :
Battle for Australia Memorial
Dedicated by His Excellency the Honourable Paul de Jersey AC Governor of Queensland on Wednesday, 6th of September, 2017
In the presence of Major General Paul McLachlan AM CSC Commander 1st Division, Australian Army
This memorial was originally located in Queen`s Place, corner George and Alice Street, Brisbane and was first unveiled on the 18th of April 2001 by the Honourable Peter Beattie MP, Premier of Queensland,
Plaque :
This memorial was unveiled by the Honourable Peter Beattie MP Premier of Queensland on the 18th of April 2001
In the presence of the Honourable Robert Schwarten MP Minister for Public Works and Minister for Housing
This memorial was prepared by stonemasons from the Department of Public Works
