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The monument commemorates those who served in the 12th Infantry Battalion during World War One and the 2nd / 12th Infantry Battalion during World War Two. It marks the 50th anniversary of the formation of the 2nd / 12th Battlion and the 75th anniversary of the formation of the 1st 12th Infantry Battalion. 

Location

Address:Davey Street, Anglesea Barracks, Hobart, 7000
State:TAS
Area:AUS
GPS Coordinates:Lat: -42.888106
Long: 147.325392
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Monument Type:Monument
Monument Theme:Conflict
Sub-Theme:Multiple
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Dedication

Actual Monument Dedication Date:Sunday 5th November, 1989
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Front Inscription

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This monument was erected by the 12th Battalion Association to mark the 50th anniversary of the formation of the 2/12 Aust Infantry Battalion A I F

Also the 75th snniversary of the formation of the 1st 12th Aust. Infantry Battalion A I F 

And as a memorial to the men who served within their ranks

Unveiled by His Excellency General Sir Phillip Bennett A. C., K. B. E., D. S. O. Governor of Tasmania on Sunday, 5th November 1989.

Plaque :

Battle Honours
1914 - 1918

South Africa         Somme  
Pozieres              Menin Road  
Passchendaele   Hazeb Rouck  
Amiens                Hindenberg Line

1939 - 1945

Defence of Tobruk  The Salient  
Milne Bay               Goodenough Island  
Buna-Gona             Sananda
Cape Millerton        Shaggy Ridge  
Finisteeres              Balikpapan

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