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The marble plaque commemorates the Australians who fought and defended Greece in both World Wars.
The original inscription on the marble plaque is part of a longer inscription commemorating the sacrifice of Athenian warriors who died fighting at the Hellespont (Dardanelles) in the mid-5th century BCE. In 1932, Australian poet and Classical Greek scholar Christopher Brennan brought the inscription to the attention of Robert Innes Kay. He in turn, brought it to the attention of Charles Bean. All three were struck by how aptly the inscription related to the ANZAC experience despite being written over 2,000 years earlier. A plaster replica was arranged by John Treloar in 1935 and was placed in the Australia War Memorial.
The Consulate of Greece has sent a marble plaque to Forbes and other RSL sub-branches as a gesture of gratitude from the Greek-Australian community to the Anzacs.
Forbes Advocate, 2 February 2017.
Location
| Address: | 41 - 43 Templar Drive, Club Forbes, Forbes, 2871 |
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| State: | NSW |
| Area: | AUS |
| GPS Coordinates: | Lat: -33.385725 Long: 148.009294 Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate. |
Details
| Monument Type: | Plaque |
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| Monument Theme: | Conflict |
| Sub-Theme: | Multiple |
Dedication
| Approx. Monument Dedication Date: | 2017 |
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ANZACS of Greece
[ Greek text ]
Doing battle beside the Hellespont these men lost their shining youth. They brought honour to their homeland, so that the enemy groaned as it carried off the harvest of war, and for themselves they set up a deathless memorial of their courage.
Lemnos Macedonia Crete
