10th Infantry Battalion - Adelaide, SA, Australia
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
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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