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The tree commemorates H.M.A.S. Assault, a naval base at Nelson Bay (New South Wales), training boat crews, beach parties, and commandos to man assault landing craft used in the Pacific campaigns during World War Two.
Location
| Address: | Birdwood Avenue, Shrine Reserve, Melbourne, 3000 |
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| State: | VIC |
| Area: | AUS |
| GPS Coordinates: | Lat: -37.830139 Long: 144.973276 Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate. |
Details
| Monument Type: | Tree |
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| Monument Theme: | Conflict |
| Sub-Theme: | WW2 |
| Actual Event Start Date: | |
| Approx. Event Start Date: | 1942 |
| Actual Event End Date: | |
| Approx. Event End Date: | 1945 |
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Dedication
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Front Inscription
This Hawthorne crataegus was dedicated to H.M.A.S. "Assault"
1942 - 1945
Which was a naval base at Nelson Bay N.S.W. training boats` crews, beach parties, and commandos to man assault landing craft on L. S. I.`s engaged in Pacific campaigns.
Lest We Forget
Left Side Inscription
Back Inscription
Right Side Inscription
Inscription in Proximity
Source: MA,SKPMonument details supplied by Monument Australia - www.monumentaustralia.org.au
