2/2 Australian Machine Gun Battalion Memorial, The Garrison Church
Description
A bronze plaque with lettering in relief. In the center of the plaque is a large insignia of the battalion. The plaque is on the inside left wall of the church.
Inscription
Top
2/2 Australian Machine Gun Battalion
Ninth Australian Division
Second A.I.F.
1939 - 1945
Left of the insignia
NORTH AFRICA
MBRSA MATRUH
RUWBISAT RIDGE
DEFENCE OF EL ALAMEIN
SANYET EL MITEIRIYA
EL ALAMEIN
Right of the insignia
NEW GUINEA
LAE-NADZAB
SATTELBERG
PINSCHHAFEN
BORNEO
BRUNEI
NORTH BORNEO
TARAKAN
LABUAN
Bottom
Dedicated to the men who served in the 2/2 Australian Machine Gun Battalion
They fought the good fight
They ran the straight race
They kept the faith
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Address
The Garrison Church, Holy Trinity Anglican Church,
Argyle and Lower Fort Streets
Millers Point NSW 2000
AustraliaLocal Government Area
- Sydney, City of
Setting
- Building – inside
Memorial type
- Board/roll/plaque/tablet
Recorded by
Ms Jane WilliamsonEstablished Date format:
$e_original_date = $entity->field_established['und'][0]['value'];
if (!empty($e_original_date)) {
$changed_date = strtotime($e_original_date);
$new_date = date("d F Y", $changed_date);
print 'Established date
';
print $new_date;
}
else{
print '';
}Conflict/s
- Second World War, 1939–45