A.N.M.E.F. Commemorative Plaque_Minimal Footer test

Description

Plaque mounted on sandstone escarpment, dedicated to the Australian Naval and Military Expeditionary Force (A.N.M.E.F.).

Inscription

This plaque was erected to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the departure of the First Naval and Military Expeditionary Force to New Guinea which left Sydney on the 19th August 1914

19th August 1964 

J. H. Luscombe (Town Clerk) H. F. Jensen (Lord Mayor)

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Address
Sydney Opera House Forecourt
East Circular Quay
Sydney NSW 2000
Australia
Local Government Area
  • Sydney, City of
Setting
  • Public square
Memorial type
  • Board/roll/plaque/tablet
  • Swimming pool/swimming centre
Recorded by
Juliana Test Mr John K. Wright, State Library of New South Wales
Year of construction
1964
Established Date format: 
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Dedication date
19 August 1964
Conflict/s
  • First World War, 1914–18
  • Occupation of Japan, 1946–51