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The plaque commemorates those who were killed in action in New Guinea during World War Two. The plaque pays tribute to the 29th / 46th Infantry Battalion, 37th / 52nd Infantry Battalion, 22nd Infantry Battallion and 4th Field Ambulance.
St Columba’s fifth parish priest was Father Conrad Reis. A former boarder at St Columba’s, during World War Two he served in New Guinea as chaplain attached to the 4th Australian Infantry Brigade. His particular charges were members of 29th / 46th Infantry Battalion, the 37th / 52nd Infantry Battalion and the 4th Field Ambulance. Each year, even after he retired due to poor health in 1977, Father Reis celebrated a Mass at St Columba’s for the returned soldiers to whom he had ministered during the war.
Location
| Address: | Glen Huntly & Normandy Roads, St Columba`s Church, Elwood, 3184 |
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| State: | VIC |
| Area: | AUS |
| GPS Coordinates: | Lat: -37.88223 Long: 144.981908 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 |
| Link: | http://vhd.heritage.vic.gov.au/vhd/… |
Dedication
To the memory of our fallen comrades killed in action
New Guinea
World War II 1939 - 45
29/46 Inf Btn 37/52 Inf Btn
22 Inf Btn 4 Fld Amb
Lest We Forget
Fr. Conrad Reis M.I.D
Chaplain 4 Aust. Inf.Brigade (A.I.F)
1941 - 1946
Parish priest St Columba`s Elwood
1973 - 1978
