War Memorials in Australia

Veterans Park Memorial

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Place: Canberra,  Australian Capital Territory, 2600
District: Southern Tablelands (ACT)
Orientation: National Capital
Location: Northbourne Avenue and Bunda Street
Position: 35 16 62 S     149 07 80 E
Ref: 00053

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The memorial is a circular concrete fountain with a large metal flagpole on the west side,


East face
Metal plaques from south to north
1st plaque
THIS MEMORIAL WAS REDEVELOPED DURING 1986/87
BY THE NATIONAL CAPITAL DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION
AND WAS UNVEILED BY
HIS EXCELLENCY THE RIGHT HONOURABLE SIR NINIAN STEPHEN
A.K., G.C.M.G., G.C.V.O., K.B.E.
GOVERNOR-GENERAL OF THE COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA
ON
24 APRIL 1987


2nd plaque
     
Insignia of                              IN MEMORY OF        
    Korea & SE Asia         ALL AUSTRALIAN SERVICEMEN
Forces Association                                WHO PAID             
                                            THE SUPREME SACRIFICE

KOREA                               1950 - 1953    
MALAYA                             1948 - 1960    
         BORNEO                            1962 - 1966    LEST
       VIETNAM                            1962 - 1972     WE
                                                                          FORGET


3rd plaque
THIS MEMORIAL
WAS UNVEILED BY
HIS EXCELLENCY THE RIGHT HONOURABLE SIR ZELMAN COWEN,
A.K., G.C.M.G., G.C.V.O., KSt.J., Q.C.,
GOVERNOR - GENERAL OF THE COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA
ON
18 OCTOBER 1981


At base of flagpole
MALAYA
BORNEO
KOREA
VIETNAM


 


Information current to October 2004


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