Keswick "M" and Z" Special Units Independent Companies & Commando Squadrons Memorial

Details

Location Keswick Barracks, Anzac Highway, Keswick, City of West Torrens - South Australia, Australia
Type memorial
Description

Within Keswick Military Complex, on the north side of the main parade ground.  A memorial comprising four monuments enclosed within a three-sided rosemary hedge. The main section of the memorial faces south comprising two white marble boulders, a smaller in front of the larger with bronze plaques affixed to the faces. White painted angle faced concrete blocks with bronze plaques affixed face east and west respectively.

Built Not yet discovered
Opened Not yet discovered
Inscription

Front plaque:

HONOUR Logo of the "M" and "Z" Association ROLLSOUTH AUSTRALIAN MEMBERSOF"M" AND "Z" SPECIAL UNITS,INDEPENDENT COMPANIES & COMMANDO SQUADRONSWHO PAID THE SUPREME SACRIFICEIN WORLD WAR 2.

"Z" SPECIAL UNIT

 

LEST WE FORGET

Rear plaque:

LEST WE FORGETLogo of "M" and "Z" AssociationTHIS MEMORIALIS DEDICATED TO THE MEMORY OF ALL MEMBERS OFAUSTRALIAN INDEPENDENT COMPANIESCOMMANDO SQUADRONSM & Z SPECIAL UNITSWHO GAVE THEIR LIVES FOR THEIR COUNTRYWORLD WAR 11 1939-1945

Colour patches of ten units

Left plaque:

SOUTH AUSTRALIANS WHO SERVED WITH INDEPENDENT COMPANIES, COMMANDO SQUADRONS AND M AND Z SPECIAL UNITS DURING WORLD WAR 2

 

Right plaque:

SOUTH AUSTRALIANS WHO SERVED WITH INDEPENDENT COMPANIES, COMMANDO SQUADRONS AMD M AND Z SPECIAL UNITS DURING WORLD WAR 2

Condition

MAINTAINED BY: Keswick Barracks

PECULIARITIES/DAMAGE: Nil

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Names

Showing 8 people of interest from memorial

MEDLAND, Harold Edward John

Service number SX16040
Private
2nd/7th Independent Company / Cavalry Commando Squadron
Australian Military Forces (WW2)
Born 22 Aug 1920

BYNOE, Allan Henry

Service number SX19479
Trooper
2nd/9th Cavalry Commando Squadron
Australian Military Forces (WW2)
Born 23 Feb 1915

KEARNEY, Ronald Douglas

Service number SX38240
Private
Born 14 Feb 1920

PAINE, Robert Langsford

Service number SX10876
Private
No. 1 Independent Company
Australian Military Forces (WW2)
Born 3 Mar 1913

BURTON, Lindsay James

Service number SX6432
Lance Corporal
2nd/10th Infantry Battalion
Australian Military Forces (WW2)
Born 28 Nov 1919

MARSHALL, Kenneth Murray

Service number SX18561
Sergeant
Z Special Unit
Australian Military Forces (WW2)
Born 6 Apr 1904

STEPHEN, David Arthur

Service number SX12772
Corporal
Born 3 May 1920

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