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10-December-2014
10-December-2014

Photographs supplied by Bryan Cole

The plaque, mounted on a plinth, commemorates those who served with the 2nd / 27th Infantry Battalion which was raised in South Australia and served in the Middle East before joining the Battle of the Kokoda Track and the Battle of the Beachheads in Papua New Guinea during World War Two.

Location

Address:King William Road , Pathway of Honour, Adelaide, 5000
State:SA
Area:AUS
GPS Coordinates:Lat: -34.918871
Long: 138.600541
Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate.
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Details

Monument Type:Plaque
Monument Theme:Conflict
Sub-Theme:WW2
Actual Event Start Date:03-September-1939
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Actual Event End Date:15-August-1945
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Dedication

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Front Inscription

2 / 27th Infantry Battalion

In memory of all who served in the Battalion
1940 - 1945

Palestine  Kokoda Track
Egypt       Gona
Syria         Ramu Valley
Lebanon   Shaggy Ridge
Balikpapan

Primus Inter Pares  First Among Equals
Lest We Forget

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