55/53 Battalion Association Annual Sanananda Day Parade

 

Where

Cenotaph, Martin Place

 

When

Saturday 7 December, 10:30am

 

Contact

55/53 Battalion Association
Peter Dowling

petersheendowling@gmail.com 

More information

As either or combined the 53rd & 55th Battalion has held a parade at the Cenotaph (with some exceptions), since 1926. The Bns. served with distinction in WWI (Western Front) and WWII (New Guinea). Members of the public are welcome to join this solemn commemoration parade.

https://www.awm.gov.au/collection/PL410 

https://anzacportal.dva.gov.au/wars-and-missions/kokoda-track-1942-1943/events/japanese-besieged-battle-beachheads-buna-gona-sanananda