The 31st Battalion Association in conjunction with the Ipswich RSL Sud Branch will hold this year’s commemoration service at the Honour Stone at the Ipswich Soldiers Memorial Hall at 63 Nicholas Street Ipswich Queensland at 11am on 19th July 2025.
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One of the men particularly featured at this year’s commemoration is 2Lt William McLean DCM a Queensland who fought in the Battle of Fromelles and who was awarded DCM for his actions during that battle. The Battle of Fromelles, a WW1 battle in Northern France, is described by historians as “..the worst 24 hours in Australian History”. Over 5,500 casualties were sustained in that 24 hours.
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