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Biggenden War Memorial (Digger)
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Description
Unusual Digger memorial uniform with cap, 6 ammunition pouches on back, and side haversack. Rolls of Honour list on side, front and rear panels. Three New plaques were added 25 April 1993: 1939–1945 war; Korea, Malaya, Borneo & Vietnam; and in memory of airmen killed near Biggenden after being lost in storms following return from submarine hunts off the Fraser Coast.
Inscription
To be confirmed
Plaque added to memorial 25 April 1993:
A tribute to Pilot: Sgt Hodges, J G; Crew: Sgts Kilpatarick S L and Clark T B killed when Mk 1 Avro Anson W1608 of No 7 (Res) Sqn RAAF Bundaberg crashed near Biggenden when returning from an operational flight over the Pacific on 5.6.1942. Erected by Ray Cook and Walter White
Conflicts
World War I, World War II, Korean War
Memorial type
Statue
Contributions
Shirley and Trevor McIvor
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