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The South East Asian Forces Memorial commemorates those who were involved in the wars and conflicts in South East Asia between 1948 and 1973.
There are three elements to the design of this monument. A red brick plinth that floats above the surrounding lawns, two intersecting metal arches that incorporate images of the four wars - Korea, Malaysia, Borneo and Vietnam - and a central granite memorial stone that is the focus of the memorial. This memorial stone is in two parts, a base of red Calca granite and the main memorial stone on Blackhill granite with its associated bronze plaques.
Location
| Address: | Port Road, Hindmarsh, 5007 |
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| State: | SA |
| Area: | AUS |
| GPS Coordinates: | Lat: -34.904288 Long: 138.570507 Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate. |
Details
| Monument Type: | Monument |
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| Monument Theme: | Conflict |
| Sub-Theme: | Multiple |
| Actual Event Start Date: | |
| Approx. Event Start Date: | 1948 |
| Actual Event End Date: | |
| Approx. Event End Date: | 1973 |
Dedication
| Actual Monument Dedication Date: | Sunday 18th August, 1996 |
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Malay Peninsula
Plaque :
Malay Emergency - Malay Conflict
• Lincoln Bomber - made in Australia
• Dakota (aircraft) - RAAF transport squadron
• Airfield construction - Butterworth airbase
• Soldier leaping from Bell Iroquois helicopter into jungle clearing
• HMAS Derwent - frigate
• Large soldier at the bottom with parachute and supply bag dropped by Dakotas with medical supplies and food
Korea
Plaque :
Korea Images
• HMAS Bataan
• HMAS Sydney - aircraft carrier
• Meteor (aircraft)
• Australian troops in camoflage gear - snowsuits
• Korea`s rugged mountains and tree
• Australian troops with dog (Kaka)
• Large figures at bottom of arch, pilot (RAAF and Navy) RAAF nurse, sailor and soldier
Borneo
Plaque :
Borneo Images
• Australian soldiers scattering through jungle and bamboo
• Two Iriquois helicopters
• Avon sabres (aircraft)
• HMAS Teal -minesweeper
• Long house, hills and aboriginal people of Borneo
• Bamboo bridge and soldier
• Large Australian soldier pushing through the bamboo with a tracker dog (Labrador) that has picked up a scent during border patrol
The people of this City express their gratitude to all those who served, suffered or made the supreme sacrifice for their country in Korea, Malaya, Borneo and Vietnam, 1948 - 1973.
Lest We Forget
18 August 1996
Unveiled by Lt Gen Sir Donald Dunstan AC, KBE, CB
John Dyer OAM, JP Mayor
Geoff Whitbread City Manager
Vietnam
Plaque :
Vietnam Images
• Iroquois helicopter - two gun ships and one medical
• Army nurse
• Paddy fields and hills
• Canberra bomber : Bomber pilot Michael Herbert, 23 from North Glenelg and navigator Robert Carver. After a bombing mission to Da Nang, the Canberra bomber disappeared off the radar screen. Michael Herbert and Robert Carver were posted missing and then presumed killed.
• Grunts (soldiers)
• Large soldier at the bottom of the arch with M-16 over the entrance to a tunnel complex
Plaque :
The remains of Flying Officer Michael Herbert and Pilot Officer Robert Carver were located in July 2009 after they had been Missing in Action for nearly 39 years. Michael and Robert, the last Australian servicemen missing from the Vietnam War, were repatriated to Australia on 31 August 2009 and given funerals with full military honours.
