Known as Beaufort Memorial: it is a bronze plaque with an inscription set into a cement rendered plinth.

Private Thomas Leslie Starcevich enlisted in the Second Australian Imperial Force (AIF) in April 1941. In December 1941 he joined the 2/43rd Battalion, 24th Brigade, 9th Division in Palestine. In April 1945, the 9th Division left for Borneo. There in Beaufort town and with his unit under fire from the enemy, Starcevich displayed tremendous bravery when he twice approached enemy fire, rushing forward and firing from his Bren gun. With the enemy machine-gun posts knocked out, his ‘B' Company was able to continue their assault. Thomas L. Starcevich was awarded the Victoria Cross for his bravery. He is buried in the Esperance Public Lawn Cemetery, Western Australia.

After the War, the road where the action took place was named Victoria Cross Road by the local townsfolk and a memorial stone was erected along it. It is located just near the present-day Beaufort Police station. The inscription on it reads ‘In June 1945, on this hill, by his valour and disregard of danger, Private L.T Starcevich of 2/43rd Battalion A.I.F (Australian Imperial Forces), routed the Japanese defenders.'

Built by local community.

Beaufort, Malaysia.

The memorial is located just near the Beaufort Police station. Beaufort town is an hour and a half away from Kota Kinabalu City and reachable by bus or a two hour diesel train ride (board from the Tanjung Aru Train Station).

Taxis leave from the station at Padang Merdeka in KK.

Contact Sabah Tourism for further details.