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The plaque commemorates the 35 enlisted men who made up the first official Darwin Contingent during World War One.

Location

Address:Esplanade, Bicentennial Park, adjacent to Cenotaph, Darwin, 0800
State:NT
Area:AUS
GPS Coordinates:Lat: -12.466667
Long: 130.84
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Details

Monument Type:Plaque
Monument Theme:Conflict
Sub-Theme:WW1
Actual Event Start Date:04-August-1914
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Actual Event End Date:28-June-1919
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Dedication

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Front Inscription

Dedicated by the Darwin RSL Sub Branch

In memory of the thirty-five Darwin enlistees who made up the first official Darwin Contingent to join the AIF during the Great War 1914 - 18.

The Contingent led by Captain R. J. Lewis sailed from Darwin Wharf on the SS Changsha on 26 April 1915.

Of the thirty-five who sailed, Captain Lewis and ten others paid the supreme sacrifice.

Lest We Forget

 

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