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12-January-2020 [Sandra Brown]

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The plaque on the Wangi Wangi RSL War Memorial commemorates Lieutenant Peter Hines, the only known casualty from the area to be killed in the Vietnam War. 

https://www.lakesmail.com.au/story/6280256/the-vietnam-lieutenant-who-stepped-on-a-hidden-mine-the-moment-man-set-foot-on-the-moon/

 

Location

Address:275 Watkins Road, Wangi Wangi RSL Memorial, Wangi Wangi, 2267
State:NSW
Area:AUS
GPS Coordinates:Lat: -33.068989
Long: 151.588797
Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate.
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Details

Monument Type:Plaque
Monument Theme:People
Sub-Theme:Military
Actual Event Start Date:21-July-1969
Actual Event End Date:21-July-1969
Link:http://www.warmemorialsregister.nsw…

Dedication

Actual Monument Dedication Date:Sunday 21st July, 2019
Front Inscription

In memory of  214348 Lieutenant Peter A. Hines

3 Platoon A Company 6th Battalion 
Royal Australian Regiment 

Killed in action 
Phuoc Tuy South Vietnam 
21st July 1969

"Lest We Forget"

 

Source: MA,NRWM
Monument details supplied by Monument Australia - www.monumentaustralia.org.au