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The plaque commemorates those who served in the 1st Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment during various conflicts since World War Two.
The plaque location is indicated by a red poppy in the second image.
1st Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment (1 RAR) was first formed as the 65th Australian Infantry Battalion in 1945 and since then has been deployed on active service during the Korean War, the Malayan Emergency, the Vietnam War and more recently in Somalia, East Timor, Iraq and Afghanistan. Additionally, the battalion has deployed on peacekeeping operations to a number of countries including Japan, East Timor and the Solomon Islands.
Location
| Address: | Fairbairn & Limestone Avenues, Behind Captain Reg Saunders Courtyard, Australian War Memorial , Campbell, 2612 |
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| State: | ACT |
| Area: | AUS |
| GPS Coordinates: | Lat: -35.280105 Long: 149.148335 Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate. |
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| Monument Type: | Plaque |
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| Monument Theme: | Conflict |
| Sub-Theme: | Multiple |
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Dedication
| Actual Monument Dedication Date: | Wednesday 12th March, 2008 |
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1st Battalion
The Royal Australian Regiment
1945
(Inception)
Duty First
Korea Malaya
Vietnam Somalia
Timor Afghanistan (Elements) Iraq (Elements)
Dedicated to those who served and in memory of all who died
We will remember them
Dedicated on 12 March 2008 by the First Battalion Association
