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The monument commemorates the 1st Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment members who lost their lives whilst serving in Korea, Vietnam, Somalia and Afghanistan.

It is a grey granite truncated pyramid on a concrete plinth which is surmounted by a metal casting of an infantryman of the Korean War. 

Location

Address:Melton Black Drive, Lavarack Army Barracks, Townsville, 4810
State:QLD
Area:AUS
GPS Coordinates:Lat: -19.318262
Long: 146.792759
Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate.
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Details

Monument Type:Monument
Monument Theme:Conflict
Sub-Theme:Multiple
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Monument Manufacturer:John Fletcher Monumentals
Link:http://www.qldwarmemorials.com.au/P…

Dedication

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Front Inscription

In memory of the members of the First Battalion Royal Australian Regiment who made the supreme sacrifice in

Korea  
1950 - 53

Vietnam
1965 - 66  - 1968 - 69

"Lest We Forget"

Somalia
1993

Afghanistan

Left Side Inscription
Back Inscription
Right Side Inscription
Inscription in Proximity
Source: MA,SKP,QWMR
Monument details supplied by Monument Australia - www.monumentaustralia.org.au