War Memorials in Australia
Veterans Park Memorial
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