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(Diane Watson)
(Diane Watson)

Photographs supplied by Diane Watson / Henry Moulds

The new Tennant Creek War Memorial is an obelisk with four corner wings which commemorates Australian servicemen and women who have served in all wars, conflicts and peace keeping missions.

Note : The inscription of “Falklands” is very unusual on a monument in Australia, as Australia played no role in that conflict. According to Dr. Ross Mallett, from the University of New South Wales, “The British government requested that Australians who were on secondment to the British forces be allowed to remain with their ships and units. The then Prime Minister, Malcolm Fraser, refused. The Australian servicemen had to be sent home.”

Location

Address:50 Schmidt Street, Tennant Creek RSL , Tennant Creek, 0860
State:NT
Area:AUS
GPS Coordinates:Lat: -19.646645
Long: 134.188395
Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate.
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Details

Monument Type:Monument
Monument Theme:Conflict
Sub-Theme:Multiple
Designer:Mrs Karen Thompson (Tennant Creek, NT)
Monument Manufacturer:S. D. Tillett Memorials

Dedication

Approx. Monument Dedication Date:1998
Front Inscription

       Lest
   We Forget

Erected By The
  Citizens Of
Tennant Creek
    And The
Barkly Region To
Honour All Those
Men And Women
Who Served In The
Australian Armed
Forces During Wars,
Armed Conflicts And
United Nations
Operations In Many
Parts Of The World.

 

 

 

Left Side Inscription

Boer War
First World War
Second World War
Malaya
Korea

 

Right Side Inscription

Borneo
Vietnam
Falklands
Gulf War
United Nations Operations

 

Source: SKP, MA
Monument details supplied by Monument Australia - www.monumentaustralia.org.au