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23-May-2018
23-May-2018
Photographs supplied by Heather Stevens

The Peace Rose was planted to commemorate Victory in the Pacific Day 2014.

VP (Victory in the Pacific) Day, also referred to as VJ (Victory over Japan) Day, is celebrated on 15 August. This date commemorates Japan's acceptance of the Allied demand for unconditional surrender [made on] 14 August 1945. For Australians, it meant that the Second World War was finally over.

Location

Address:Delhi & Plassey Roads, Macquarie Park Cemetery, Combined Services Memorial, Macquarie Park, 2113
State:NSW
Area:AUS
GPS Coordinates:Lat: -33.793109
Long: 151.140989
Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate.
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Details

Monument Type:Garden
Monument Theme:Conflict
Sub-Theme:WW2
Actual Event Start Date:15-August-1945
Actual Event End Date:15-August-1945

Dedication

Approx. Monument Dedication Date:2014-08-15
Front Inscription

TO COMMEMORATE VICTORY IN THE PACIFIC DAY 2014
             Pauline Tritton 
CEO of Northern Metropolitan Cemeteries
                    And
Members of the North Ryde RSL Sub-branch
Are proud to plant this Peace Rose
"Peace is a journey of a thousand miles 
and it must be taken one step at a time" 
        - Lyndon B. Johnson

Inscription in Proximity
 
 
Source: MA
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