8th Division Australian Army Service Corps

Memorial information

Description

The 8th Division AASC supported the three infantry brigades that made up the 8th Australian Infantry Division. From 1940, they served in the Pacific theatre, including in Singapore, Ambon, Darwin, New Guinea, Timor and Malaya. Most of the members of the division became prisoners of war of the Empire of Japan, with an estimated one in three dying in captivity.

Inscription

[Rising Sun] IN RECOGNITION [Colour Patch]

OF THE DISTINGUISHED SERVICE

OF THE MEMBERS OF THE

8TH DIVISION AUSTRALIAN

ARMY SERVICE CORPS

1939–1945

AND IN MEMORY OF

THOSE WHO HAVE PAID

THE SUPREME SACRIFICE

LEST WE FORGET

Conflicts

World War II

Location

World War II Gallery

Memorial type

Plaque

Contributions

QLD War Memorial Register