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The plaque commemorates those who served with the Australian Survey Corps in the northern defence of Australia during World War Two.

Location

Address:Esplanade, Bicentennial Park, adjacent to Cenotaph, Darwin, 0800
State:NT
Area:AUS
GPS Coordinates:Lat: -12.466667
Long: 130.84
Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate.
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Details

Monument Type:Plaque
Monument Theme:Conflict
Sub-Theme:WW2
Actual Event Start Date:
Approx. Event Start Date:May-1941
Actual Event End Date:
Approx. Event End Date:March-1945
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Dedication

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Front Inscription

Australian Survey Corps

In commemoration of the contribution of N. T. based Units of the Survey Corps to the defence of Northern Australia through  their commendable surveying and mapping achievements :

May 1941 to April 1943 -
7 Military District Survey Section

April 1943 to March 1945 -
No 1 Section 6 Australian Army Topographical Survey Company

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