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Memorial Pillars Inscription / March 2013
Memorial Pillars Inscription / March 2013

Photographs supplied by Diane Watson / John Huth / Roger Johnson

The pillars containing honour rolls of those who served in World War Two and the Vietnam War were officially dedicated in 1995 to the memory of those who died in service or were killed in action during of World War Two and subsequent conflicts.

Additional plaques have been added to the pillars commemorating those who lost their lives in the Korean War and the war in Afghanistan. 

Location

Address:Mary Street, Memorial Lane, Gympie, 4570
State:QLD
Area:AUS
GPS Coordinates:Lat: -26.189745
Long: 152.661005
Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate.
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Details

Monument Type:Structure
Monument Theme:Conflict
Sub-Theme:Multiple

Dedication

Actual Monument Dedication Date:Saturday 11th November, 1995
Left Side Inscription
World War II
1939 - 1945
[ Names ]

Plaque :

Lest We Forget

Our comrades who remain on the battlefield of North Korea

Army
Army 1 - 2 -3 RAR
[ Names ]

RAAF
RAAF - 77 Squadron
[ Names ]

RAN
RAN - Fleet Air Arm - 805 Squadron
[ Names ]

Missing in action their souls finding their way home

Back Inscription
       
 
                    
Right Side Inscription
World War II
1939 - 1945
[ Names ]
 
Vietnam War
1962 - 1973
[ Names ]
 
Plaque :

Afghanistan
8530042 Corporal Ashley Craig Birt
Killed in action - 29.10.2011
Aged 22 years

Served with hnour    Lest We Forget
 
Plaque :
 
This monument was officially unveiled by the Mayor of Cooloola Shire Councillor Adrian McClintock on the 11th November 1965
 
It is dedicated to the fallen from the Cooloola Region who enlisted in World War II and subsequent theatres of war
 

 

 
 
 
Source: MA
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