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The plaque commemorates the centenary of the raising of the 8th Battalion, 1st Division on the 14th of  August 1914.

 

Location

Address:1806 - 1812 Sturt Street, Ballarat Ranger Military Museum, Alfredton, 3350
State:VIC
Area:AUS
GPS Coordinates:Lat: -37.546681
Long: 143.798827
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Details

Monument Type:Plaque
Monument Theme:Conflict
Sub-Theme:WW1
Actual Event Start Date:14-August-1914
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Actual Event End Date:14-August-2014
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Dedication

Actual Monument Dedication Date:Saturday 9th August, 2014
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Front Inscription

The centenary of the raising of the 8th Battalion, 1st Division, AIF on 14th August 1914

Commanding Officer Lt Col William Bolton, 79th Infantry (Ballarat Regiment)

8th Battalion Battle Honours

Helles  Krithia  ANZAC  Landing at ANZAC  Defence of ANZAC  Suvla  Sari Bair  Somme 1916-18  Pozieres  Bullecourt  Ypres  Menin Road  Polygon Wood  Broodseinde  Polecappelle  Passchendaele  Lys  Hazebrouk  Amiens  Albert 1918  Hindenberg Line  Epehy  France and Flanders 1916  - 1918

Left Side Inscription
Back Inscription
Right Side Inscription
Inscription in Proximity
Source: MA
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