War Memorials in Australia
Darwin 2/1st North Australia Observer Unit Plaque
Place:
Darwin, Northern Territory, 0800
District: Darwin-Daly
Orientation: Territory capital
Location: Adjacent to Darwin Cenotaph, Bicentennial Park, off Esplanade between
Herbert Street and Knuckey Street
Position: 12 28 00 S 130 50 39 E
Ref: 80025
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The plaque is one of a
series commemorating various units who served in Darwin during World War II.
They are set at ground level next to a fence overlooking the harbour and in
close proximity to Darwin Cenotaph.
Insignia of Australia Remembers 1945 - 1995
IN HONOUR OF
| THE LOYAL BRAVE AND DEVOTED SERVICE OF ABOUT 70 | ||
| ABORIGINAL MEN AND WOMEN FROM THE KIMBERLEYS, | ||
| THE NORTHERN TERRITORY AND THE GULF IN QUEENSLAND | ||
| WHO WERE ENROLLED IN 1942 BY MAJOR WEH STANNER, | ||
| COMMANDING OFFICER OF THE 2/1ST NORTH AUSTRALIA | ||
| OBSERVER UNIT AIF, AND WHO ACTED AS PATROL GUIDES, | ||
| TRACKERS, SHIPS CREW AND ON OTHER DUTIES, PERFORMING | ||
| A KEY ROLE FOR THE THE NACKEROOS UNTIL THE DANGER TO | ||
| NORTH AUSTRALIA ENDED IN 1945. | ||
| . | ||
| MAY THEY BE ALWAYS HONOURED AND ALWAYS REMEMBERED. |
(ERECTED BY THE 2/1 NAOU EX-MEMBERS ASSOCIATION)
LEST WE FORGET
Information current to May 2000