War Memorials in Australia

Launceston Rats of Tobruk Memorial

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Place: Launceston, Tasmania, 7250
District: Central North and Midlands

Orientation:
Location: Paterson Street near Bathurst Street Overpass and near Cenotaph
Position: 41 26 30 S     147 08 02 E
Ref: 70037

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The memorial is a plaque on a rock on a concrete base.

Bronze plaque on south west face
Etched sketch of soldiers sitting under a tree

Wording under tree
THE LONELY TREE OF TOBRUK

Wording to right of sketch
IN MEMORY OF
FALLEN COMRADES

ON THEIR STORY
ON THEIR DUST
WE SHALL BUILD PEACE

          RATS OF TOBRUK
                  ASSOCIATION


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Plaque
Plaque


Information current to August 2001


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