Tasmanians will gather to remember the 'Rats of Tobruk'

Updated March 28 2017 - 4:48pm, first published 12:44pm
RATS REMEMBERED: A memorial day will be held in Launceston this month to honour soldiers who fought in the Siege of Tobruk. George Henderson (pictured with Ray Button in 1939) is the last surviving Tasmanian 'Rat of Tobruk'.
RATS REMEMBERED: A memorial day will be held in Launceston this month to honour soldiers who fought in the Siege of Tobruk. George Henderson (pictured with Ray Button in 1939) is the last surviving Tasmanian 'Rat of Tobruk'.

Seventy-six years since the Siege of Tobruk in World War II, family members of Tasmanian and Australian soldiers will gather in Launceston to recognise their contribution to the eight-month battle.

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