War Memorials in Australia
New Town Tobruk Memorial
Place: New
Town, Tasmania, 7008
District: South East,
Huon & Channel and Lower Derwent Valley
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The memorial consists of two polished grey granite
monoliths on a two-stepped base faced with polished grey granite. Between the
two monoliths is a polished black granite plinth. TOBRUK is spelt out in metal
letters in a frame connecting the top of the two supports.
South face
Between pillars
TOBRUK
At top of south west edge of
western pillar
Metal insignia of Australian Commonwealth Military Forces
East face of western pillar
Metal insignia of Rats of Tobruk Association
Below this, bronze plaque
THE UNITS OF AUSTRALIAN ARMY
UNDER THE COMMAND
OF
MAJOR-GENERAL
LESLIE J. MORSHEAD
C.M.G., C.B.E., D.S.O., E.D.
TOBRUK FORTRESS COMMANDER
Bronze plaque on south face of black granite plinth
| Insignia of Tasmania | Insignia of Poland | ||
| THIS MONUMENT WAS
ERECTED BY THE POLISH ASSOCIATION IN HOBART TO COMMEMORATE THE POLISH-AUSTRALIAN BROTHERHOOD IN ARMS ESTABLISHED IN TOBRUK IN 1941 |
POMNIK TEN ZOSTAL WZNIESIONY PRZEZ ZWIAZEK POLAKOW W HOBART DLA UPAMIETNIENIA POLAK-AUSTRALIJSKIEGO BRATERSTIVA BRONI Z OKRESU WALK W TOBRUKU W 1941 ROKU |
UNVEILED BY THE GOVERNOR OF
TASMANIA
HIS EXCELLENCY SIR JAMES PLIMSOLL A.C., C.B.E.
ON 11th DECEMBER 1982
Bronze plaque below
IN COMMEMORATION
OF THE 50TH ANNIVERSARY
OF THE SIEGE OF TOBRUK 1941
TO HONOUR
562 Australian and 133 Polish soldiers
who are buried at
the War Cemetery - Tobruk, Libya
WE WILL REMEMBER THEM
West face of east pillar
Metal Polish insignia
Bronze plaque below
POLISH CARPATHIAN BRIGADE
UNDER THE COMMAND
OF
MAJOR - GENERAL
STANISLAW KOPANSKI
V.M., P.R.,
C.B., C.B.E., D.S.O., C.G.
At top of south east edge of
eastern pillar
Metal insignia of Poland
North face of black granite
plinth
Metal and plastic frame containing poster describing Siege of
Tobruk
Information current to August 2001