Tobruk Memorial - Kings Park, Perth, Western Australia
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S 31° 57.732 E 115° 49.483
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A memorial to the "Rats of Tobruk"
Waymark Code: WMN748
Location: Western Australia, Australia
Date Posted: 01/09/2015
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The Tobruk Memorial commemorates the Siege of Tobruk during World War Two. The marble of the Tobruk name-plate came from a building in Tobruk. A time capsule lies beneath the memorial.
Between April and August 1941 up to 14,000 Australians, under the command of Lieutenant General Leslie Morshead, were besieged in Tobruk by a German–Italian army commanded by General Erwin Rommel. The Allied garrison consisted of the 9th Division and the 18th Brigade of the 7th Division from Australia, and four regiments of British artillery.
The Australian casualties were 3,009 killed or wounded, and 941 taken prisoner.
The German propagandist Lord Haw Haw (William Joyce) derided the troops as the Rats of Tobruk, a term proudly embraced by the troops
Date of Dedication: 12/04/1966
Property Permission: Public
Location of waymark:
May Dr and Saw Ave
Kings Park
Perth , W.A Australia
6005
Commemoration: Siege of Tobruk 1941
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Website for Waymark: Not listed
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