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2nd / 33rd Infantry BattalionPrint Page 
The plaque commemorates all those who served with the 2nd / 33rd Infantry Battalion during World War Two.
The 2rd / 33rd Infantry Battalion was one of three formed in the United Kingdom on 27 June 1940 to create the 25th Infantry Brigade. The battalion’s personnel were drawn from throughout the Australian force that had arrived in Britain earlier in the month and manpower shortages meant the battalion included only three rifle companies instead of the usual four. The battalion was deployed in 1942 to Papua to reinforce the battered Australian units on the Kokoda Trail.
Location
| Address: | Wharf Street, Memorial Walkway, Chris Cunningham Park , Tweed Heads, 2485 |
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| State: | NSW |
| Area: | AUS |
| GPS Coordinates: | Lat: -28.17 Long: 153.544172 Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate. |
Details
| Monument Type: | Plaque |
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| Monument Theme: | Conflict |
| Sub-Theme: | WW2 |
| Actual Event Start Date: | 27-June-1940 |
| Actual Event End Date: | 15-August-1945 |
Dedication
2 / 33 Australian Infantry Battalion A.I.F.
Syrian Frontier / Gona / Merjayoun / Lae Road
Kokoda Trail / Shaggy Ridge / Toribaiwa / Balikpapan
Eora Creek - Templetons Crossing / Milford Highway
Strike Hard
England Egypt Syria
Palestine Papua New Guinea Borneo
In honour of all who served and to the eternal memory of those who did not return
