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The free standing sailor statue commemorates those who have served or are serving in the Royal Australian Navy since its inception. Funding of $55,620 was approved in May 2016 through the Saluting Their Service Major Grants Program for the erection of the memorial.
The FESR Naval Association (Australia) Inc., Queensland Division, noted that there was no free standing sailor statues in Queensland dedicated to all who served in the Royal Australian Navy since its formation. So a steering committee was formed (Rudi Bianchi (Queensland President), Bob Witt, Harvey Mills (Federal Vice President), Lance Elliot ( State Secretary) and myself), to look into rectifying this oversight. After receiving quotes for a two metre high Bronze Statue, it was voted by FESR Members to obtain the services of Catherine Anderson of Boonah. She does classical and realistic work in the traditional lost-wax method of bronze casting.
The committee viewed one of her statues, commissioned in 2002 during The Year of the Outback, called “Looking to the Sky”. The next job for the committee was to find a suitable site for the statue’s placement. This created a few problems, as after meetings with various Brisbane councillors, the first choice of Roma Street Gardens was squashed as the area was to be redeveloped. The second choice, which would have been perfect, was next to the former Naval Office in Edward Street Brisbane on the banks of the Brisbane River. But, this too was to be redeveloped. It was then put to one of the council meetings, that there was an unused plinth at the base of the South Brisbane Memorial Park, on the corner of Stanley and Sidon Streets, which is opposite the Queensland Maritime Museum. So application for this site was made to Brisbane City Council and was approved.
Location
| Address: | Stanley & Sidon Streets, South Brisbane Memorial Park , South Brisbane, 4101 |
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| State: | QLD |
| Area: | AUS |
| GPS Coordinates: | Lat: -27.482225 Long: 153.025184 Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate. |
Details
| Monument Type: | Statue |
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| Monument Theme: | Conflict |
| Sub-Theme: | Multiple |
| Artist: | Catherine Anderson |
| Link: | http://www.dva.gov.au/commems_oawg/… |
Dedication
| Actual Monument Dedication Date: | Saturday 27th May, 2017 |
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Honouring their service
Plaque :
Naval Ode
"They have no grave but the cruel sea
No flowers lay at their head
A rusting hulk is their tombstone
Afast on the ocean bed...."
Lest We Forget
Plaque :
This memorial is dedicated to all personnel who have served and are currently serving in the Royal Australian Navy
Officially unveiled by VADM Timothy Barrett, AO. CSC. RAN Chief of Navy on the 27th of May, 2017
Plaque :
World War 1
1914 - 1918
H.M.A. Ships
AE1 Parramatta
AE2 Pioneer
Australia Protector
Brisbane Psyche
Encounter Swan
Fantome Sydney
Huon Torrens
Melbourne Warrego
RAN Bridging Train
Battle Honours
Rabual 1914
`Emden` 1914 Dardanelles 1915
German East Africa 1915 - 16
North Sea 1915 - 18 Indian Ocean 1915 - 18
Adriatic 1917 - 18
Plaque :
World War 2
1939 - 1945
Royal Australian Navy
Campaigns & Battle Honours
Atlantic 1939 - 43 Calabria 1940 Spada 1940
East Indies 1940 - 44 Mediteranean 1940 - 43
Libya 1940 - 41 Crete 1941 Matapan 1941
Bismarck 1941 Kormoran 1941 Greece 1941
Malta Convoy 1941 - 42 Indian Ocean 1941 - 45
Pacific Ocean 1941 - 45 Coral Sea 1942
English Channel 1942 Savo Is. 1942
Sunda Strait 1942 Guadalcanal 1942
New Guinea 1942 - 44 Darwin 1942 - 43
Sicily 1943 Sabang 1944 Leyte Gulf 1944
Burma 1944 - 45 Borneo 1945 Japan 1945
Lingayen Gulf 1945 Okinawa 1945
Plaque :
Far East Strategic Reserve
1955 - 71
Malayan Emergency
1955 - 60
Indonesian Confrontation
1962 - 1964
H. M. A. Ships
ANZAC Arunta Curlew Derwent
Duchess Gull Hawk Ibis
Melbourne Parramatta Quadrant
Quiberon Queenborough
Quickmatch Snipe Stuart Supply
Swan Sydney Teal Tobruk
Vampire Vendetta Voyager
Warramunga Yarra
Battle Honours
Malaya 1955 - 60 Malaysia 1962 - 64
Plaque :
Kuwait 1991
East Timor 1999 - 2000
Persian Gulf 2001 - 03
Iraq 2003
Peacekeeping Operations Royal Australian Navy
H. M. A. Ships
Adelaide Balikpapan Betano Brisbane
Canberra Darwin Jervis Bay Labuan
Melbourne Newcastle Success Sydney
Tarakan Tobruk Waller Westralia
Clearance Diving Teams
Battle Honours
Kuwait 1991 East Timor 1999 - 2000
Persian Gulf 2001 - 2003 Iraq 2003
Plaque :
Vietnam War
1965 - 72
Royal Australian Navy
Gunline Destroyers Logistic Support
Brisbane Boonaroo
Hobart Jeparit
Perth Sydney
Vendetta
Escorts
ANZAC Derwent Duchess
Melbourne Parramatta
Stuart Swan Torrens
Vampire Vendetta Yarra
RAN Helicopter Flight Vietnam
Clearance Diving Team
Battle Honours
Vietnam 1965 - 72
Plaque :
Korean War
1950 - 53
Royal Australian Navy
H.M.A. Ships
Aircraft Carrier : Sydney
Squadrons : 805 808 817
Destroyers : ANZAC Bataan Tobruk Warramunga
Frigates : Condamine Culgoa Murchison Shoalhaven
Battle Honours
Korea 1950 - 53
