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Riverstone & District War MemorialPrint Page
The War Memorial was originally erected and unveiled in 1919 in memory of the soldiers who fell in World War One. Memorial tablets have been added to the memorial to commemorate the fallen of World War Two and Korea while the base of the memorial has been carved to include Vietnam, 1939-45, and Korea.
Location
Address: | Riverstone Parade, Railway Station, Riverstone, 2765 |
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State: | NSW |
Area: | AUS |
GPS Coordinates: | Lat: -33.679109 Long: 150.860617 Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate. |
Details
Monument Type: | Monument |
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Monument Theme: | Conflict |
Sub-Theme: | Multiple |
Designer: | Mr George Cook (Messrs E.L.Kingsley & Co) |
Monument Manufacturer: | Mr George Cook (Messrs E.L.Kingsley & Co) |
Link: | http://www.warmemorialsregister.nsw… |
Dedication
Actual Monument Dedication Date: | Saturday 8th November, 1919 |
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Front Inscription
To The Memory Of
The Illustrious Dead Of Riverstone
And District Who Fell In The
Great World War
1914-1918
(names )
1914 - 1918
RIVERSTONE And
DISTRICT
Left Side Inscription
VIETNAM
VIETNAM
Back Inscription
To The Memory Of
The Illustrious Dead Of Riverstone
And District Who Fell In The
2nd World War
1939 - 1945
(Names)
1939 - 1945
To The Memory Of
The Illustrious Dead Of Riverstone
And District Who Fell In The
2nd World War
1939 - 1945
(Names)
1939 - 1945
Right Side Inscription
To The Memory Of
The Illustrious Dead Of Riverstone
And District Who Fell In The
Korean War
1951 - 1954
(Name)
MALAYA- KOREA
Source: SKP, NRWM, MATo The Memory Of
The Illustrious Dead Of Riverstone
And District Who Fell In The
Korean War
1951 - 1954
(Name)
MALAYA- KOREA
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