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2nd / 40th Infantry Battalion Print Page 
The plaque commemorates the 2nd / 40th Infantry Battalion which served in World War Two.
The 2nd / 40th was the only battalion made up entirely of Tasmanian men. It was deployed to Timor in 1941, before it was overwhelmed by the larger Japanese force. Many of the prisoners spent the first seven months of their captivity interned in a camp at Usap and were moved to work on the Burma railway or in prisons across South-East Asia including Kava, Thailand, Singapore and Sumatra.
Location
| Address: | Preston Road, North Motton Reserve, North Motton, 7315 |
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| State: | TAS |
| Area: | AUS |
| GPS Coordinates: | Lat: -41.207895 Long: 146.109353 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: | Wednesday 25th April, 2012 |
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In honour of the men of 2 / 40th Battalion
"Sparrow Force"
Tasmania`s Own
Lest We Forget
