Murray Bridge War Memorial Print Page 
The gallantry, courage and sacrifice of the Murray Bridge region's service men and women has been honoured in style at a new war memorial at Sturt Reserve. The new memorial was unveiled on Sunday, November 1 and officially opened by Member for Barker Tony Pasin.Work on the $250,000 project started in May and was made possible through $200,000 in Federal funding with a $50,000 contribution from the Rural City of Murray Bridge.
Attending Sunday's ceremony, Governor of South Australia Hieu Van Le paid tribute to the service men and women the monument honours. Member for Barker Tony Pasin said the memorial had been built and designed in consultation with the Murray Bridge Returned Services League.
Rural City of Murray Bridge Mayor Brenton Lewis said it was important for the community to have an accessible and permanent site where people could come together in remembrance. At the ceremony, Mayor Lewis said the old monument in Diamond Park, which hosted Anzac Day and Remembrance Day services had become obsolete because of traffic issues with large crowds, so it was no longer fit for purpose. Mayor Lewis said the new war memorial project was embedded into the council's larger riverfront plans as part of the Sturt Reserve Master Plan tourism and history precinct. Ngarrindjeri man Clyde Rigney Senior performed the welcome to country.
Excerpt from The Murray Valley Standard, 1 November 2020.
Location
| Address: | East Terrace , Sturt Reserve, Murray Bridge, 5254 |
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| State: | SA |
| Area: | AUS |
| GPS Coordinates: | Lat: -35.118312 Long: 139.27977 Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate. |
Details
| Monument Type: | Monument |
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| Monument Theme: | Conflict |
| Sub-Theme: | Multiple |
Dedication
| Actual Monument Dedication Date: | Sunday 1st November, 2020 |
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To All Who Served
And Those Who
Made The
Supreme Sacrifice
LEST WE FORGET
Boer War 1899 -1902
Boxer Rebellion 1900 -1901
World War 1 1914 -1918
World War 2 1939 -1945
Occupation of Japan 1946 -1951
Korean War 1950 -1953
Malayan Emergency 1950 -1960
Indonesian Confrontation 1963 -1966
Vietnam War 1972 -1975
Gulf War 1990 -1991
Afghanistan 2001 -
Iraq 2003 -2009
Peacekeeping 1947 -
