2/27 Battalion AIF Memorial Plaque
Memorial Park, Victoria Terracem, Wickham Point
Caloundra QLD 4551
Bronze plaque recessed into a white painted concrete plinth. The plaque recognises the service of the battalion during the Second World War andthe existance of the unit at Caloundra during the war between May and August 1942. Rest and Recreation and training camps were stablised in the area and utilised duriong route marches and training for amphibious operations.
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- Inscription
LEST WE FORGET
[RISING SUN BADGE]
2/27 BN AIF
DEFENDING AUSTRALIA
CALOUNDRA MAY - AUGSUT 1942
- Conflicts commemorated
- Second World War, 1939–1945
- Unit memorials
- Memorial type
- Plaque
- Commemorative services held
- The memorial is recognised during wider ANZAC Day commemorations, 25 April.
- Recorded by
- Lex Gilvear, Secretary, Caloundra RSL Sub-Branch
- Date recorded
- 27 October 2009
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