Launceston Cenotaph

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Key information

Memorial Name:

Launceston Cenotaph

Address:

Launceston TAS 7250
Australia

Memorial Type:

Cenotaph

Conflicts:

All

Dedication Date:

25 April 1924

Publicly accessible

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Contributors

Arthur Garland

Australian War Memorial

Peter F Williams

Patrick Sengos

Last updated: 21 April 2021

Stories

Photograph taken during the final assault on Buna. An Australian mortar crew from headquarters company, 2/12th battalion, lays down a barrage as infantry advances to attack a Japanese pillbox, Giropa Point, Papua, 2 January 1943

Story

Lance Corporal Edward Benson, 2/12th Battalion, AIF

Edward Benson was born on 6 September 1914 in Launceston, Tasmania, the eldest son of Adolf Tideman Bentson and Margaret Bentson.

Author: Australian War Memorial

Photos

Author: Peter F Williams

Author: Peter F Williams

Author: Peter F Williams

Author: Peter F Williams

Author: Peter F Williams

Author: Peter F Williams

Author: Peter F Williams

Author: Peter F Williams

Author: Peter F Williams

Author: Peter F Williams

Author: Patrick Sengos

Author: Patrick Sengos

Author: Patrick Sengos

Author: Patrick Sengos

Author: Patrick Sengos

Author: Patrick Sengos

Author: Patrick Sengos

Author: Australian War Memorial

Author: Australian War Memorial

Author: Australian War Memorial

Author: Australian War Memorial

Author: Australian War Memorial

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