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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.

Places of Pride

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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

Places of Pride

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Pambula and District Avenue of Honour

The Pambula and District Avenue of Honour was planted in the 1920s to honour the servicemen from this district who served in the First World War (including in France and at Gall

Pambula Wetlands and Heritage Project Inc

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National Memorial WAAAF Creek Walk

The WAAAF (Women's Auxiliary Australian Air Force) Creek Walk is an enjoyable creek sidewalk lined with interpretive signage that honours and celebrates the Women's Auxiliary Au

Toongabbie cenotaph in front of the historic Mechanics Hall. There are wreaths at the base of the cenotaph from the official opening and people are gathered around the area. Four members of the RAAF base East Sale are forming the catafalque party at each corner of the cenotaph.
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Toongabbie Cenotaph Official Opening

Standing proudly at the Toongabbie (Victoria) Village Green is a cenotaph commemorating those who served and made the supreme sacrifice in WW1 and WW2.

Toongabbie Township Group

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2/3rd Australian Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment

The 2/3rd Australian Light Anti-Aircraft (LAA) Regiment was raised in Melbourne on 1 July 1940, trained at Werribee Racecourse and embarked for the Middle East in December 1940.

David McDonald

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H.M.A.S. Sydney I Mast

The Bradley’s Head Naval Memorial is the site of the HMAS Sydney I memorial mast, which commemorates the “Sydney-Emden” action.

Places of Pride

The First Australian Horse on the Roll of Honour
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There Would I Die

On the Roll of Honour panels that record those who died in the conflicts between 1885 and 1902, the last of these conflicts is the South African

Henry C Moulds

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ADFA Rugby Club Memorial

Dedicated to former members of the Australian Defence Force Rugby Club who have died on active service. Customary for all 

Places of Pride

John Hay's name on the Warren and Nyngan Memorials
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"The earth holds not a braver gentleman"

In the 1918 gallery, in the First World War section of the Australian War Memorial, there is a small display dedicated to relics that relate to a

Henry C Moulds

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Point Danger War Memorial

The original stone cairn memorial was established by the Torquay and District Ex-Servicemen’s club in 1950.

Western Front Association Central Victoria Branch

Newspaper article - Howard Allan Martin_Prisoner of War
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The Martins

Ermyntrude Mary Martin (Ermy), born 9th December 1914 and Norma Grace Martin born 28th June 1916, were both born in Crystal Brook, South Australia to

RSL (Port Pirie Sub Branch) Inc.

Grenfell Great War Memorial
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Soldiers Memorial

The column was unveiled by Sir Neville Howse, VC, on Saturday 26 January 1924.

Meredith Atilemile

A family tribute to Ted Dunhill who perished at Sandakan 1945
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Memorial to Ted Dunhill

According to the plaque, the limestone rocks in the garden were donated by the Dunhill family of 'Boonderoo' in memory of Ted Dunhill who died in Sandakan Borneo in 1945.

Meredith Atilemile

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Barkly Church Memorial Gates

According to the notice outside the Barkly Church, the tiny building was once a private chapel at Woodlands.

Meredith Atilemile

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Place as Memorial

Memorial Park, Gympie is a rare example in Australia of a public park space conceived to serve as a memorial, not just in name, but the natural place itself as the embodiment of

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Rupanyup Avenue of Honour Monument

The original Avenue of Honour was planted on 26 June 1918. While some of the original Sugar Gums and Kurrajong trees remain, none of the commemorative plaques have survived.

Meredith Atilemile