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The Stanwell Tops War Memorial Park is a memorial site situated in a triangular block of land, directly opposite the Princess Marina Track. It is a much-used memorial, with surrounding communities holding services at the site on Anzac Day and Remembrance Day each year since its construction.
The memorial was a project by the Lions Club of Helensburgh, established because at the time there was no memorial in either Helensburgh or the surrounding local area. The Office of the Lord Mayor of Wollongong, then-Councillor Frank Arkell, was approached to consider granting the Lions Club suitable land. Wollongong City Council offered an area that was conveniently between all areas of the community.
The site was dedicated and consecrated on Saturday 17 April 1982 by chaplins from the Defence Force and by local ministers of religion, representing both the Army and the family of Warrant Officer Kevin “Dasher” Wheatley. Mrs Wheatley and her family were in attendance on the day to lay a tribute to her husband, and she planted the first white cross in the field.
The park contains several memorials including an anchor, a garden and a stone pillar.
Location
Address: | Stonehaven Road, Stanwell Tops, 2508 |
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State: | NSW |
Area: | AUS |
GPS Coordinates: | Lat: -34.218827 Long: 150.97918 Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate. |
Details
Monument Type: | Monument |
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Monument Theme: | Conflict |
Sub-Theme: | Multiple |
Dedication
Actual Monument Dedication Date: | Saturday 17th April, 1982 |
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Plaque:
To The Fallen
WW1, WW2, KOREA, MALAYA, BORNEO,
VIETNAM
Lest We Forget
17th April, 1982
Stanwell Tops - Helensburgh Lions Club
War Memorial Park
"Lest We Forget"
Consecrated On 16th April 1982
A Lions Club Community Project