RATS OF TOBRUK TO BE REMEMBERED AT FINAL MARCH

Club Five Dock RSL is calling on the community to line the streets this Sunday -to pay tribute to New South Wales’ 10 surviving Rats of Tobruk servicemen as they march together for the final time. 

The Governor-General, His Excellency General the Honourable Sir Peter Cosgrove AK MC (Retd) and Her Excellency Lady Cosgrove will be amongst those attending the special March and Commemorative Ceremony, as the Rats of Tobruk Association NSW closes its doors for the final time.

DATE:       Sunday 12 April 2015

TIME:       10:45am – 12:00pm

•10:45am: March commences from Club Five Dock RSL

•11:30am: Ceremony commences at cnr of Great North Rd & Lyons Rd

 
VENUE:    

•Club Five Dock RSL, 66 Great North Road, Five Dock 2046 and

•Rats of Tobruk Memorial – Corner of Great North Rd & Lyons Rd

WHO:
•The Governor-General, His Excellency General the Honourable Sir Peter Cosgrove AK MC (Retd) and Her Excellency Lady Cosgrove

•President of Rats of Tobruk Association Joe Madeley OAM JP

•The last 10 surviving Rats of Tobruk servicemen in NSW

Further information:
The siege of Tobruk lasted 242 days, making it the longest in modern military history. The “Rats of Tobruk” name came about after Radio Berlin described the Australians as ‘caught like rats in a trap’. With typically Australian dry wit, the Australian soldiers reclaimed the names a badge of pride, even going so far as to strike their own unofficial medal bearing the likeness of a rat.