SOUTH WEST PACIFIC CAMPAIGN - Brisbane
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Norfolk12
S 27° 28.008 E 153° 01.596
56J E 502628 N 6961860
A Memorial depicting a wounded soldier on the Kokoda Trail,
this is in Anzac Square in Brisbane.
Waymark Code: WM8QRN
Location: Queensland, Australia
Date Posted: 05/04/2010
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Dedication:
SOUTH WEST PACIFIC CAMPAIGN
1942- 1945
This Memorial depicts a wounded Australian Soldier descending the KOKODA TRAIL assisted by a strong Dependable Papua New Guinean
leading him to safety. They are being passed by a fresh determined soldier resolute in the task ahead.
ALDERMAN J. SOORLEY
LORD MAYOR OF BRISBANE
P.J.O'KEEFE
CHAIRMAN ORGANISING COMMITTEE
ANZAC Square, which is named in honour of the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps, is a Queensland state memorial to men and women who participated in overseas armed service.
It is located between Ann Street and Adelaide Street (opposite Post Office Square), in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.
ANZAC Square is adjacent to ANZAC Square Arcade.
ANZAC Square contains the Shrine of Remembrance and the 'Eternal Flame of Remembrance' held in a continuously lit bronze urn, dedicated on Tuesday, 11 November, 1930.
Type of Resource: Memorial
Other from above - Please Specify: KOKODA TRAIL
Nationality: Anzac's
Date if Relevant: Not listed
Relevant Position in Armed Forces: Not listed
Relevant Website: Not listed
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