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The plaque commemorates those who served with the 12th / 50th Infantry Battalion during World War Two.

Location

Address:Esplanade, Bicentennial Park, adjacent to Cenotaph, Darwin, 0800
State:NT
Area:AUS
GPS Coordinates:Lat: -12.466796
Long: 130.839966
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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

12 / 50th Australian Infantry Regiment (A.I.F.)
The Launceston Regiment

Erected to commemorate the long and valuable service by members of the 12 / 50th Bn. in the Darwin - Manton Dam area 1943 - 1945, thence to Timor.

Presented by Lt. Col. H M. Chilton OBE, ED. Commanding Officer (Ret`d)

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