Forest Grove 22nd Infantry Brigade Memorial
Description
The memorial is a granite block with a bronze plaque attached, standing on a concrete base. It is located at the entrance to the Bathurst Sheep and Cattle Drome in Heritage Park. The park property was an Army camp from 1940 until the end of the Second World War.
Inscription
TO COMMEMORATE THOSE UNITS OF
22ND INFANTRY BRIGADE - 8TH DIVISION A.I.F.
COMMANDED BY
BRIGADIER H.V. TAYLOR, M.C., V.D.
BRIGADE HEADQUARTERS
2/18, 2/19, 2/20 BATTALIONS
AND ATTACHED UNITS
WHO TRAINED IN BATHURST CAMP
BEFORE DEPARTING FOR MALAYA AND SINGAPORE
FEBRUARY, 1941
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Address
Heritage Park
624 Limekilns Road
Forest Grove NSW 2795
AustraliaLocal Government Area
- Bathurst Regional
Setting
- Garden/park
Memorial type
- Stone/bushrock
Recorded by
Ms Jane Williamson and Mrs Janice WilliamsEstablished Date format:
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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