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The plaque commemorates those who served in the 2nd / 3rd Anti-Tank Regiment during World War Two.
The plaque location is indicated by a red poppy in the second image.
The Regiment was formed in July 1940, and was assigned to the 8th Division, but was later reassigned to the 9th Division. With this formation, the regiment took part in the Siege of Tobruk in 1941 and then the First and Second Battles of El Alamein in 1942. After returning to Australia in early 1943, the Regiment became a corps-assigned unit, and its individual batteries served in New Guinea in 1943–1944, and then Borneo against the Japanese in 1945.
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: -35.280195 Long: 149.147894 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: | Friday 5th May, 2006 |
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2 / 3rd Australian Anti-Tank Regiment
Royal Australian Artillery
9th Division AIF
Libya - Defence of Tobruk 1941 - 42
Egypt - El Alamein 1942
New Guinea - Port Moresby, Lae, Finschhafen 1943 - 44
Borneo - Labuan, Weston, Beaufort, Sipitang 1945
This plaque is dedicated with pride to all who served in the Regiment in the Second World War
