Place: Hobart, Tasmania, 7000
District: South East, Huon & Channel and Lower Derwent Valley
Orientation: State capital
Location: Memorial Corner, Anglesea Barracks, Davey Street
Position: 42 53 36 S     147 19 65 E
Ref: 70071

The memorial is a red granite pillar.

Bronze plaque on top of pillar, south side
Colour patch
THIS MONUMENT WAS ERECTED BY THE
2/40TH. BN. A.I.F. OLD COMRADES ASSOCIATION
TO MARK THE 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF 
THE FORMATION OF
THE 2/40TH AUST. INFANTRY BN. 2ND A.I.F.
ALSO THE 74TH ANNIVERSARY OF
THE FORMATION OF
1/40TH AUST. INFANTRY BN. 1ST A.I.F.
AND AS A MEMORIAL TO
THE MEN THAT SERVED WITHIN THEIR RANKS
UNVEILED BY
HIS EXCELLENCY, 
GENERAL SIR PHILLIP BENNETT,
 A. C., K. B. E., D. S. O.
GOVERNOR OF TASMANIA
ON SUNDAY 3RD JUNE, 1990

Plaque below

Information current to August 2001

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