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The memorial commemorates military and civilian citizens who have served their country and have been traumatised as a result. The memorial consists of a plaque and a sculpture of red, white and purple poppies.
Location
| Address: | Muttaburra - Aramac Road & Edkins Street, Near Muttaburra Memorial Hall, Muttaburra, 4732 |
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| State: | QLD |
| Area: | AUS |
| GPS Coordinates: | Lat: -22.593671 Long: 144.547201 Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate. |
Details
| Monument Type: | Monument |
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| Monument Theme: | Conflict |
| Sub-Theme: | Multiple |
| Designer: | Helen Spence (Poppy Sculpture) |
| Artist: | Helen Spence (Poppy Sculpture) |
Dedication
| Actual Monument Dedication Date: | Thursday 25th April, 2019 |
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Respected & Remembered
To all Military and Civilian citizens who served their country and became traumatised by their life experience we salute you.
We serve to prevent suicide, preventing widowhood and children growing up without a father or mother is in the Hands of the Nation. Frank O`Neill, Australian Vietnam Veteran
Unveiled 25th April 2019 by Mr J. R. McClymont
Clarence Pita Ormsby JP NZ Vietnam Veteran
Founder & World Patron
Suicide Memorial Day, 23 June 2018
Muttaburra community and District
In spring 1915, shortly after losing a friend in Ypres, a Canadian doctor, Lieutenant Colonel John McCrae was inspired by the sight of poppies growing in battle-scarred fields to write a now famous poem called `In Flanders Fields`. After the First World War, the poppy was adopted as a symbol of remembrance.
"In Flanders Fields, the poppies blow
Between the crosses, row on row,
That mark our place; and in the sky
The larks, still bravely singing, fly
Scarce heard amid the guns below."
(Verse 1 `In Flanders Fields`)
The red poppy is a sacred symbol respecting and remembering men and women who paid the supreme sacrifice on the battlefield and post war. We thank them for their service to our country and may they rest in peace.
The white poppy is a sacred symbol respecting and remembering military and civilian men, women and children who have fallen to the trauma of suicide. We thank them for their service to our communities and may they rest in peace.
The purple poppy remembers all the animal victims of war that died while supporting soldiers in their line of duty in world conflicts. We remember the deed and sacrifice of all these animals.
Poppy sculpture designed and created by Helen Spence (Home Cuts)
