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06-March-2012
06-March-2012
Photographs supplied by Graeme Saunders

A plaque commemorates those members of No. 21 (City of Melbourne) Squadron, Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) who were killed on operations in World War Two. 

 

Location

Address:300 Waterdale Road, Repatriation Hospital, Remembrance Garden, Heidelberg, 3081
State:VIC
Area:AUS
GPS Coordinates:Lat: -37.755725
Long: 145.047069
Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate.
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Details

Monument Type:Plaque
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 2nd February, 2002
Front Inscription

No. 21 (City of Melbourne) Squadron, Royal Australian Air Force

To The Memory Of All Squadron Members
Who Paid The Supreme Sacrifice
In All Theatres Of Operations.  

Commissioned On 20th April 1936 For The Air Defence Of Melbourne And Continues As An Active Reserve Squadron Of The Royal Australian Air Force.

The Squadron served with distinction in

Malaya 1941-1942,  Markham Valley 1944,  New Guinea 1944,  
Borneo 1945,  Morotai 1945

Lest We Forget

Presented To The Austin & Repatriation Medical Centre
2nd February 2002

 

Source: MA
Monument details supplied by Monument Australia - www.monumentaustralia.org.au