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: 80060

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    RAE     Insignia

Colour Patch      IST A.A.S.L  CADRE R.A.E. (P.M.F.)

Colour Patch      54TH A.A.S.L  COY R.A.E. (A.M.F.)

DEDICATED TO THE MEMBERS
OF ABOVE UNITS WHO SERVED
IN DARWIN AREA, APRIL 1940 TO MARCH 1943
THE FIRST AUSTRALIAN ANTI-AIRCRAFT SEARCHLIGHT
UNIT TO SEE ACTION 19TH FEB. 1942
1/54 A.A.S.L. COY. R.A.E.
FACIMUS ET FRANCIMUS
LEST WE FORGET

Information current to May 2000

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