War Memorials in Australia
Darwin 19th (Aust) Machine Gun Battalion 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: 80054
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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.
DEDICATION
TO THE MEMORY OF THE MEMBERS
19TH (AUST) MACHINE GUN BATTALION.
(23RD BRIGADE)
WHO SERVED
WORLD WAR II.
DARWIN OPERATIONAL AREA N.T.
JANUARY 1942 -- APRIL 1944.
LEST WE FORGET
Information current to May 2000