Dropped in aaaargh! ye' adelaide rifles! (GC16A1G).... on the Easter Long Weekend and we're cruising up to our favourite 4WD and camping spot; Landcruiser Mountain Park (many travellers moving through, so hope they will pick you up!) and on the way is this very interesting spot (as a South Australian in QLD, even more interesting!) a stone cairn memorial to the 2/10 Infantry Battalion (The Adelaide Rifles).
This chimney was part of a building constructed by men of the 2/10 Battalion AIF who camped in this area for three months in 1942 and trained in the hills to the north.
The Battalion, a South Australian Unit, also known as the Adelaide Rifles, has history dating back to 1860 and a proud record of service in the South African War, the Great War of 1914/19 and World War II, 1939/45. The Regimental Colours which are laid up in Saint Peters Cathedral, Adelaide, are emblazoned with many Battle Honours including the Landing at Anzac, where the Tenth was at the spearhead of the landing force.
The Adelaide Rifles have always been regarded as Adelaide's own infantry regiment, and in recognition of this, a flag bearing the Corporation Arms is dipped in salute whenever this unit passes the Adelaide Town Hall. The unit was granted the Freedom of the City in 1960 to mark the 100th anniversary of its foundation.
This memorial was established by Mrs Ruth Pratten and family, owners of the adjacent property, and residents of Kilcoy as a mark of the esteem in which the unit was held by them, and is maintained by the Kilcoy RSL.
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