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: 80059

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
8TH AUSTRALIAN INFANTRY BATTALION (A.I.F.)
(23RD BRIGADE)

THIS PLAQUE IS DEDICATED AND ERECTED
TO THE MEMORY OF ALL BATTALION PERSONNEL
WHO FAITHFULLY SERVED AND CARRIED OUT THEIR DUTIES
DURING THE MANY ATTACKS ON DARWIN
FROM THE 19TH FEBRUARY 1942 TO SEPTEMBER 1943
AND HONOURS THOSE WHO MADE THE SUPREME SACRIFICE.
THIS PLAQUE DONATED BY
EX-MEMBERS OF THE 8TH AUST. INF. BN. (A.I.F.)

LEST WE FORGET

Information current to May 2000

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