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The memorial was erected to commemorate the campaigns of the Royal Australian Regiment since World War Two.
The memorial is a series of bronze sculptures of soldiers in action, are attached to a wall of Sydney sandstone, 8 metres long x 1.5 metres high. Dennis Adams OAM was commissioned to create the memorial, by the Royal Australian Regiment Association, the funds acquired through subscriptions from members and friends, supplemented by a gift of $3,000 from the Government of South Korea.
Location
Address: | George & Wynyard Streets, Regimental Square, Sydney, 2000 |
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State: | NSW |
Area: | AUS |
GPS Coordinates: | Lat: -33.867117 Long: 151.207047 Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate. |
Details
Monument Type: | Monument |
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Monument Theme: | Conflict |
Sub-Theme: | Multiple |
Designer: | Dennis Adams OAM |
Link: | http://www.warmemorialsregister.nsw… |
Dedication
Actual Monument Dedication Date: | Wednesday 8th December, 1976 |
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THE ROYAL AUSTRALIAN REGIMENT
MEMORIAL
AFGHANISTAN IRAQ
2005 2003
MALAYA BORNEO
1955 - 63 1963 - 1966
KOREA
1950 - 1953
SOMALIA
1993
RWANDA
1994 -1995
REGIMENTAL
SQUARE
MALAYSIA
1964 - 1965
VIETNAM
1965 - 1972
EAST TIMOR
1999
Plaque:
This Memorial Commemorates The Foundation Of Australia`s First Regular Operational Infantry Regiment. In The Past Australia Has Had Permanent Military Units With Special Functions, Such As Coastal Artillery Batteries And Earlier, Other Units Seconded From The British Army. The First Three Battalions Of The Royal Australian Regiment Were Formed In 1945 From Volunteers From The Second A.I.F. And Served In Japan As Part Of The British Commonwealth Occupation Force. Since That Time, Infantrymen Of The Royal Australian Regiment Have Served In Various Theatres Of War To Safeguard Our Nation.