First Infantry Brigade Training Camp Commemorative Plaque, UNSW Kensington Middle Image 0 / 0 - Prev Next Description / Background This bronze plaque commemorates members of the First Infantry Brigade who camped and trained at Kensington Racecourse during the First World War, prior to embarking for overseas service in Egypt and Gallipoli. It has a simple, rectangular design, featuring raised text and the Rising Sun emblem of the Australian Commonwealth Military Forces. Kensington Racecourse was used on several occasions to house troops and horses. Accounts of life at the site are described in letters and diaries written by soldiers at the time. In the 1950s, the racecourse was acquired by the NSW Government to build a university campus, now known as the University of New South Wales or UNSW Sydney. The plaque is attached to a wall of one of the buildings along University Mall, a pedestrian avenue that runs through the campus. However, the inscription suggests it may have originally been located at the racecourse itself. Do you know more about the origins of this plaque? Learn how you can contribute to the NSW War Memorials Register. Inscription The battalions forming the First Infantry Brigade of the Australian Imperial Force camped and trained on this site prior to embarking for overseas On the 18th October 1914 this Brigade was part of the Australian New Zealand Army Corps after which Anzac Parade was named This Corps landed at Gallipoli on the 25th April 1915 Related links Letter from Serg. J. Kirby (12 Sep 1914) Archie Barwick diary, 22 August 1914-September 1915 Do you know more about this war Memorial? Click here to learn how you can contribute Sidebar Address University of New South Wales University Mall Kensington NSW 2052 Local Government Area Randwick, City of Setting Building – outside Memorial type Board/roll/plaque/tablet Recorded by Jose Rafael Ferrer-Paris Conflict/s First World War, 1914–18 Materials Bronze