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The wall and reflecting pool in a landscaped garden on the west side of the Shrine commemorates those who served in the various conflicts in which Australia has been involved since the end of World War Two.
Location
Address: | Birdwood Avenue, Shrine of Remembrance, Melbourne, 3000 |
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State: | VIC |
Area: | AUS |
GPS Coordinates: | Lat: -37.830997 Long: 144.973661 Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate. |
Details
Monument Type: | Monument |
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Monument Theme: | Conflict |
Sub-Theme: | Multiple |
Designer: | Alan Nelson |
Dedication
Actual Monument Dedication Date: | Sunday 10th November, 1985 |
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Garden of Remembrance
The Garden of Remembrance was opened in 1985 as a memorial to the men and women who served in the post World War II conflicts named on the walls of the monument.
The pool and waterfall are reminiscent of the terrain in which most of these conflicts were fought.
Lest We Forget
Cambodia
1991 - 1993
Thai - Malay
1960 -1966
Korea Malaya
1950 - 1953 1948 - 1960
Thailand Somalia
1965 - 1968 1991
Borneo Vietnam
1962 - 1966 1963 - 1972
Balkans Malaysia
1992- 1997 1962 - 1966
Kuwait
1991
East Timor
1999 - 2003
Rwanda
1994 - 1996
Namibia
1989 1990
Iraq
2003
Afghanistan
2003