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The plaque commemorates the services of Australian Defence Force personnel from 1900 to 1999.
Location
Address: | Mann Street & Vaughan Avenue, Gosford Memorial Park, Gosford, 2250 |
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State: | NSW |
Area: | AUS |
GPS Coordinates: | Lat: -33.431404 Long: 151.340818 Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate. |
Details
Monument Type: | Plaque |
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Monument Theme: | Government |
Sub-Theme: | Federal |
Approx. Event Start Date: | 1900 |
Approx. Event End Date: | 1999 |
Dedication
Actual Monument Dedication Date: | Sunday 25th April, 1999 |
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A century of service to God and country
1900 - 1999
South Africa - 1902
Boxer Rebellion - 1900 - 1901
First World War - 1914 - 1918
Second World War - 1939 - 1945
Korean War - 1950 - 1953
Malayan Emergency - 1950 - 1960
Indonesian Confrontation - 1963 - 1966
Vietnam War - 1962 - 1973
Peace Keeping - 1947
Gulf War - 1991 - 1991
They answered their country`s call
They paid the price of freedom
Their name liveth for evermore
" Lest We Forget"
Unveiled - 25 / 4 / 99 by Gosford Mayor Chris Holstein & R.S.L. President Bob Sturgeon
Dedication by : Chaplain Eric Trezise, Venerable John Southwarden and Father Paul Finucane