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23-March-2014
Photographs supplied by Ian Bevege
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 |
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| State: | QLD |
| Area: | AUS |
| GPS Coordinates: | Lat: -19.318262 Long: 146.792759 Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate. |
Details
| Monument Type: | Monument |
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| 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,QWMRMonument details supplied by Monument Australia - www.monumentaustralia.org.au
