Battle of Waitavolo Plaque

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Memorial Name:
Battle of Waitavolo Plaque
Address:

Wonthaggi Town Hall
Wonthaggi VIC 3995
Australia

Memorial Type:
Plaque
Conflicts:
  • Second World War, 1939–45
Dedication Date:
Publicly accessible

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The Battle of Waitavolo

Bacon Hill called Mount Sugi by the Japanese was the dominant feature in the South of the Gazelle Peninsula in New Britain near the Tol Plantation.

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14th Battalion, The Prahran Regiment

"This plaque acknowledges that this town hall was used as a drill hall by a Company of the 14th Battalion The Prahran Regiment from 1937 till the end of the Second World W

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