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01-June-2006
18-August-2015

Photographs supplied by Kent Watson / Bryan Cole

The cross commemorates the members of the 50th Infantry Battalion who died in service or were killed in action at Villers Brettoneux in France during World War One.

Location

Address:North Terrace & Kintore Avenue, Government House wall, rear of War Memorial, Adelaide, 5000
State:SA
Area:AUS
GPS Coordinates:Lat: -34.920824
Long: 138.601388
Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate.
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Details

Monument Type:Cross
Monument Theme:Conflict
Sub-Theme:WW1
Actual Event Start Date:24-April-1918
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Actual Event End Date:25-April-1918
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Dedication

Actual Monument Dedication Date:Sunday 31st July, 1938
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Front Inscription

In memory of Officers, N.C.Os & men of the 50th Battalion who fell in the counter attack which captured Villers Brettoneux on 24 - 25 April 1918

Plaque :

50th Battalion A.I.F.

Villers Brettoneux 1918

Left Side Inscription
Back Inscription
Right Side Inscription
Inscription in Proximity
Source: MA
Monument details supplied by Monument Australia - www.monumentaustralia.org.au