Rats of Tobruk Memorial

Rats of Tobruk Memorial at sunset
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Key Information

Memorial Name
Rats of Tobruk Memorial
Address

Anzac Park, Parkes ACT 2600

Memorial Type
Obelisk
Conflicts
Second World War, 1939–45
Dedication Date
13 Apr 1983
Memorial Designer

Denton Corker Marshall Pty Ltd

Accessibility
Public

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Rats of Torbruk Memorial on south eastern side of Anzac Parade, Canberra
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Rats of Tobruk Memorial Dedication Plaque
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Rats of Tobruk Memorial Descriptive Plaque
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Rats of Tobruk Memorial at sunset
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Siege of Tobruk, Men of the 213th Australian Infantry Battalion 'digging in', 1941
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Private Robert Paginton, 2/13th Battalion, AIF

Robert Paginton was born on 8 August 1907, the youngest of 11 children born to John and Eliza Paginton of Malmesbury in the south-west of England. In September

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