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The monument commemorates 63 members of the 31st / 51st Infantry Battalion who died in service or were killed in action in World War Two.
Location
| Address: | The Strand, ANZAC Memorial Park, Townsville, 4810 |
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| State: | QLD |
| Area: | AUS |
| GPS Coordinates: | Lat: -19.254862 Long: 146.821777 Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate. |
Details
| Monument Type: | Monument |
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| 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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| Link: | http://www.qldwarmemorials.com.au/P… |
Dedication
| Actual Monument Dedication Date: | Friday 6th October, 1995 |
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Front Inscription
1943 - 46
31 / 51 Aust. Infantry Bn. (A.I.F.)
Served in Dutch New Guinea
Merauke & Outposts, Eilanden River
Served in Bougainville
Tsimba Ridge, Genga River, Downs Ridge,
Numa Numa, Ratsua & Porton Landing
In honour of our 63 comrades who made the supreme sacrifice
[ Names ]
We will remember them
Dedicated by the Rev`d Norton Challenor 6 10 1995
Left Side Inscription
Back Inscription
Right Side Inscription
Inscription in Proximity
Source: MA,QWMRMonument details supplied by Monument Australia - www.monumentaustralia.org.au
