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The monument commemorates Private Andrew Drummond who was the only soldier from Carnarvon to have been killed in the Vietnam War. It includes a bas-relief sculpture.
Andrew Drummond was raised in Carnarvon and worked as a farmhand on several outback stations and Mullewa, before joining the army in 1967. Drummond died after being accidently shot by a fellow soldier on the 30th May, 1969. At the time Drummond was a forward scout in his 5th Battalion Royal Australian Regiment (5 RAR) platoon, operating in Phuoc Tuy Province.
Location
Address: | 21 Robinson Street, Visitors Centre, Carnarvon, 6701 |
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State: | WA |
Area: | AUS |
GPS Coordinates: | Lat: -24.884012 Long: 113.656648 Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate. |
Details
Monument Type: | Monument |
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Monument Theme: | People |
Sub-Theme: | Military |
Actual Event Start Date: | 30-May-1969 |
Actual Event End Date: | 30-May-1969 |
Dedication
Approx. Monument Dedication Date: | 1991 |
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Front Inscription
Source: MAAndrew Drummond
2 / 5 / 42 – 30 / 5 / 69
And all those who served in Vietnam
"Lest We Forget"
1991
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