43rd Infantry Battalion & 2nd / 43rd Infantry Battalion ColoursPrint Page 
The Battalion Colours commemorate the officers and men killed and those wounded from the battalions in World War One and Two.
The colours were rededicated in 1995 to commemorate the landing of the 2nd / 43rd Battalion on Labuan Island, Borneo during World War Two.
Location
| Address: | 11 Wakefield Street, St Francis Xavier Cathedral, Adelaide, 5000 |
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| State: | SA |
| Area: | AUS |
| GPS Coordinates: | Lat: -34.928792 Long: 138.601571 Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate. |
Details
| Monument Type: | Flag |
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| Monument Theme: | Conflict |
| Sub-Theme: | Multiple |
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| Link: | http://www.vwma.org.au/ |
Dedication
| Actual Monument Dedication Date: | Thursday 13th December, 1984 |
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Plaque :
To the glory of God
Commemorating the 43rd and 2 / 43rd Infantry Battalions, AIF
Their Colours with battle honours emblazoned were laid up in this Cathedral on the 13th December 1984 honouring the memory of 608 officers and men killed and the 1,937 wounded in two World Wars.
On the 10th June, 1995, these colours after conservation were re-dedicated to commemorate the 50th Anniversary of the landing of the 2 / 43rd Battalion on Labuan Island, North Borneo on the 10 June, 1945.
Nil Desperandum
