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21-September-2020 (Stephen Warren)
21-September-2020 (Stephen Warren)

Photographs supplied by Chris McLaughlin / Stephen Warren / Fiona Morrison

The monument commemorates those who have served in the various conflicts and peacekeeping operations that Australia has been involved in since the end of World War Two.

It is made of two curved brick walls, with five sheets of etched glass, 1.8 metres high and 0.09 metres wide, standing upright on the walls. Plaques mounted on plinths are contained within the monument.

Location

Address:Vaughan Terrace & Riverview Drive, Berri, 5343
State:SA
Area:AUS
GPS Coordinates:Lat: -34.287509
Long: 140.602742
Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate.
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Details

Monument Type:Monument
Monument Theme:Conflict
Sub-Theme:Multiple
Designer:Riverland Vietnam Veterans Association
Monument Manufacturer:Riverland Vietnam Veterans Association

Dedication

Actual Monument Dedication Date:Friday 30th October, 2009
Front Inscription

Plaque:

Officially Opened By Brigadier 
Richard Burr DSC - MVO On 
October 30th 2009
Dedicated By Rev`d Canon
P. James. Stacey. Arsh, ThA.

Plaque:

This Memorial Was Designed And
Erected By The Riverland Vietnam 
Veterans Association, With The
Support Of The Riverland Community,
To Honour Those Regular And 
National Service Personnel Who
Served Their Country Post World War II
           Lest We Forget

Plaque :                Plaque :
KOREA                  Malayan
1950 - 1953           Emergency
                            1950 - 1960

Plaque :              Plaque:
MALAYSIA           VIETNAM
1962 - 1966        1962 -1973

Plaque :
Borneo
Confrontation
1963 - 1966

Plaque :
Peacemakers - Peacekeepers

In Recognition Of All Those Armed
Service Personnel Who Serve

Left Side Inscription

RIVERLAND VIETNAM VETERANS

Plaque :

RIVERLAND VIETNAM  VETERANS 
             REMEMBER

Australia`s Participation In The Vietnam War (1962 - 1972)
Was Formally Declared At An End On The 11 Jan 1973.

11 Jan 2023 Commemorates 50 Years Since The
Governor General Formally Issued The
Proclamation Of Withdrawal From Vietnam

           Lest We Forget

Right Side Inscription

POST WORLD WAR II VETERANS

 

 

Inscription in Proximity
LEST WE FORGET
Source: MA
Monument details supplied by Monument Australia - www.monumentaustralia.org.au