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The plaque commemorates those who served in the 9th Australian Field Ambulance during World War Two.
The plaque location is indicated by a red poppy in the second image.
Location
Address: | Fairbairn & Limestone Avenues, Captain Reg Saunders Courtyard, Australian War Memorial, Campbell, 2612 |
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State: | ACT |
Area: | AUS |
GPS Coordinates: | Lat: -35.280675 Long: 149.148452 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 |
Dedication
Actual Monument Dedication Date: | Saturday 1st April, 2000 |
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Front Inscription
Source: MAThe 9th Australian Field Ambulance (AIF) saw service in Papua and New Guinea between June 1943 and November 1944.
The unit tended wounded Australian and American Troops at the front and behind the lines during some of the heaviest fighting of the Pacific War.
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