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21-February-2016
21-February-2016
21-February-2016
21-February-2016
21-February-2016
21-February-2016

Photographs supplied by Tim Fitzgerald

The plaque commemorates the centenary of the raising of the 39th Infantry Battalion, 3rd Division on the 21st of February 1916.  

 

Location

Address:1806 - 1812 Sturt Street, Ballarat Ranger Military Museum, Alfredton, 3350
State:VIC
Area:AUS
GPS Coordinates:Lat: -37.546681
Long: 143.798827
Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate.
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Details

Monument Type:Plaque
Monument Theme:Conflict
Sub-Theme:WW1
Actual Event Start Date:21-February-1916
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Actual Event End Date:21-February-2016
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Dedication

Actual Monument Dedication Date:Sunday 21st February, 2016
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Front Inscription

The centenary of the raising in Ballarat of the 39th Battalion, 3rd Division, AIF on 21st February 1916

Commanding Officer Lt Col Robert Rankine DSO, (52nd Infantry AMF & 14th Battalion AIF)

39th Battalion Battle Honours

Messines 1917
Ypres 1917
Broodseinde
Passchendaele
Somme 1918
Amiens
Mont St Quentin
Hindenburg Line
St Quentin Canal
France and Flanders 1916 - 1918

Dedicated in Ballarat on 21st February 2016

Unveiled by the descendants of the 39th Battalion men

 

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