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The War Memorial commemorates the residents of Waterloo who died in service or were killed in action during the Second World War. A plaque was added to the memorial at a later date to commemorate the 60th anniversary of World War Two.
The memorial was unveiled on the 25th April 1947 by Major-General F.A. Maguire.
Location
| Address: | Elizabeth Street, Tobruk Reserve, Waterloo, 2017 |
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| State: | NSW |
| Area: | AUS |
| GPS Coordinates: | Lat: -33.898927 Long: 151.206262 Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate. |
Details
| Monument Type: | Monument |
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| Monument Theme: | Conflict |
| Sub-Theme: | WW2 |
| Actual Event Start Date: | 03-September-1939 |
| Actual Event End Date: | 15-August-1945 |
| Link: | http://www.warmemorialsregister.nsw… |
Dedication
| Actual Monument Dedication Date: | Friday 25th April, 1947 |
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1939 - 1945
Plaque:
THEY,
WHOM
THIS MEMORIAL COMMEMORATES,
WERE NUMBERED
AMONGST THOSE WHO,
AT THE CALL OF KING
AND COUNTRY, LEFT
ALL THAT WAS DEAR
TO THEM, FACED
DANGER AND FINALLY
PASSED OUT OF THE
SIGHT OF MEN BY
THE PATH OF DUTY
AND SELF SACRIFICE,
GIVING UP THEIR
OWN LIVES THAT
OTHERS MIGHT LIVE
IN FREEDOM.
LET THOSE WHO
COME AFTER SEE
TO IT THAT THEIR
NAMES BE NOT
FORGOTTEN.
Plaque:
ERECTED BY THE
COUNCIL OF THE MUNICIPALITY
OF WATERLOO
M.V.NIELSON · MAYOR · 1947
(Names)
COMMEMORATING
60TH ANNIVERSARY
WORLD WAR 11 1939 - 45
TO THOSE WHO SERVED
AND TO THOSE WHO
PAID THE SUPREME SACRIFICE
"LEST WE FORGET"
REDFERN RSL SUB-BRANCH
(Names)
