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The Fallen Lifesavers National Memorial is dedicated to Australian lifesavers who died in service or were killed in action in World War One.
The sculpture shows a digger alongside a surf lifesaver – seen 20 times their actual size – next to a flagpole looking across the ocean. A wall behind the sculpture, unveiled in 2015, lists the names of up to 500 lifesavers from around Australia.
There were more than twenty Surf Life Saving Clubs in Australia at the outbreak of World War One, and when the call went out for volunteers, a significant number of these volunteer club members signed up to serve in the war.
Location
| Address: | Arden Street, Goldstein Reserve, Coogee, 2034 |
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| State: | NSW |
| Area: | AUS |
| GPS Coordinates: | Lat: -33.9224 Long: 151.257057 Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate. |
Details
| Monument Type: | Monument |
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| Monument Theme: | Conflict |
| Sub-Theme: | WW1 |
| Actual Event Start Date: | 04-August-1914 |
| Actual Event End Date: | 28-June-1919 |
| Artist: | Alan Somerville (New Zealand) |
Dedication
| Actual Monument Dedication Date: | Sunday 27th April, 2014 |
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Monument details supplied by Monument Australia - www.monumentaustralia.org.au
