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2/14 Australian Infantry Battalion Memorial
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Description
This is a stone memorial in memory of the 2/14 Australian Infantry Battalion. Originally formed in Victoria the battalion was later joined by Queenslanders and trained in the Blackall Ranges.
The stone is surrounded by garden beds, with a stone pathway, sign and flagpole between the memorial and the road.
Inscription
2/14 AUSTRALIAN INFANTRY BATTALION FORMED IN VICTORIA IN APRIL 1940 AND LATER JOINED BY MANY QUEENSLANDERS CAMPED ON SITE.
11 MAY 1942 TO 5 AUGUST 1942 THE BATTALION TRAINED OVER A WIDE AREA FROM BLACKALL RANGES TO THE COAST AND MADE MANY FRIENDS IN THE DISTRICT BETWEEN 16 AUGUST 1942 AND 15 JANUARY 1943 THE BATTALION FOUGHT ON THE KOKODA TRACK AND AT GONA. ASSISTING TO DRIVE THE JAPANESE OUT OF PAPUA. 166 MEMBERS OF THE BATTALION GAVE THEIR LIVES IN THAT CAMPAIGN.
LEST WE FORGET
Conflicts
World War II
Memorial type
Stone/cairn/plinth
Contributions
Shirley and Trevor McIvor
Jeff Pickering, Department of Environment and Resource Management
2017 by Trevor Pryor, Qld Representative, 2/14 Bn A
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