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2nd / 26th Australian Infantry BattalionPrint Page 
The plaque commemorates those who served in the 2nd / 26th Australian Infantry Battalion during World War Two.
The plaque location is indicated by a red poppy in the second image.
The Battalion was raised in late 1940 for service during World War Two, and undertook garrison duties in Malaya and Singapore prior to the start of the Pacific War. In 1941–1942, following the Japanese invasion of Malaya, the Battalion fought during the Malayan campaign. After the fall of the island, however, a large number of men became prisoners of war, remaining in captivity until being liberated at the end of the war in 1945. The battalion was never re-raised.
Location
| Address: | Fairbairn & Limestone Avenues, Eastern Precinct, Australian War Memorial, Campbell, 2612 |
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| State: | ACT |
| Area: | AUS |
| GPS Coordinates: | Lat: -35.28127 Long: 149.148974 Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate. |
Details
| Monument Type: | Plaque |
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| Monument Theme: | Conflict |
| Sub-Theme: | WW2 |
| Approx. Event Start Date: | 1940 |
| Actual Event End Date: | 15-August-1945 |
Dedication
| Actual Monument Dedication Date: | Wednesday 3rd August, 2011 |
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2 / 26th Australian Infantry Battalion
8th Division, AIF
A Queensland unit, the 2/26th was sent to Malaya in 1941. It saw action against the Japanese there and in Singapore in 1942. Between 1942 and 1945 members of the battalion suffered as prisoners of war on Singapore Island, the Burma - Thailand Railway, Borneo, Indo-China, the Sandakan death marches, and in Japan.
In memory of those members who died on active service or as Prisoners of War, and to all who served in the Battalion
