10th Infantry Battalion - Adelaide, SA, Australia
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member Grahame Cookie
S 34° 55.140 E 138° 35.964
54H E 280703 N 6133308
On a small granite block, at the start of a pathway, is this memorial plaque for the 10th Infantry Battalion.
Waymark Code: WMYBBW
Location: South Australia, Australia
Date Posted: 05/24/2018
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member iconions
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The plaque is set on the front face of the sawn and polished, speckled light brown granite block (or 'box'). On the top are Colours of the 10th Battalion. The plaque reads:

	     [Army Crest]
  10th INFANTRY BATTALION
      (The Adelaide Rifles)
   This plaque commemorates the Memory of All
   who served with the Adelaide Rifles.
     Boer War		1899-1902
     World War I	1914-1918
     World War II	1939-1945
       Lest We Forget
 Unveiled by Brig. J G McKinna CM CBE DSO ED, 1997
 Sponsored by Commonwealth Dept Veterans Affairs

* Interestingly, Wikipedia has an article on the 10th Battalion, but there is no mention of the involvement of the 10th Battalion in the Boer War, but that there was the pre-existing 'Adelaide Rifles". https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/10th_Battalion_(Australia)

Address: King William Road, Pathway of Honour, Adelaide, 5000

Visited: 1625, Wednesday, 23 May, 2018

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Type of memorial: Plaque

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