5th Australian Division HQ (AIF) 1942-1945 Plaque
Shrine of Memories, ANZAC Square
Brisbane QLD 4000
Bronze plaque in commemoration of Australian and Allied troops who served in the Division, particularly in the Papua-New guinea campaigns between 1942 and 1945. The unit colour patch is displayed and the unit insignia, plus a dedication to those who made the supreme sacrifice.
- Inscription
[Rising Sun]
HQ FIFTH AUSTRALIAN DIVISION (AIF)
March 1942 - August 1945
In commemoration of Australian andAllied troops
who served in this Division and, in particular, those
of the Papua-New Guinea campaigns
December 1942 - July 1945
[Colour patch] [Unit insignia]
"And some there be who have no memorial…
But their glory shall not be blotted out."
- Conflicts commemorated
- Second World War, 1939–1945
- Unit memorials
- Memorial type
- Plaque
- Commemorative services held
- The Shrine is utilised for commemorative events.
- Recorded by
- Matt Smith, Qld War Memorial Register
- Date recorded
- 30 July 2009
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- 11th Field Company Royal Australian Engineers Plaque
- 14th Australian Light Horse Regiment Memorial
- 15th and 2/15th Australian Battalions Memorials
- 19th Australian Field Ambulance 1939–1945 Plaque
- 1st Aust Corps Troops Supply Column Plaque
- 2/10 Field Regiment RAA Plaque
- 2/11 Field Company RAE Plaque
- 2/12 Field Regiment RAA Plaque