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Location:
| Apex Park, St Georges Terrace, St George 4487 | |
Description:
| The memorial is a sandstone slab on a three tiered sandstone base. Erected by former Prisoners of War, and unveiled by Colonel Honourable R W C Swartz, Minister for Health, former POW at Changi, Singapore. Each face of the memorial displays marble plaques dedicated to the Veterans of Australia's wars. | |
Inscription:
| Please refer to additional images on this page for further inscriptions/images of plaques. | |
Conflicts commemorated:
| First World War, 1914-1918
Second World War, 1939-1945
Japan (BCOF), 1945-1954
Korean War, 1950-1953
Malayan Emergency, 1948-1960
Indonesian Confrontation 1962-66
Vietnam War, 1962-1972
Gulf War, 1990-1991
Somalia, 1992-1994 | |
Memorial type:
| Stone/Cairn/Plinth | |
Commemorative services held:
| The ANZAC Day programme in St.George:
6.00am - Dawn Service at Cenotaph St. Georges Terrace followed by breakfast at St George RSL.
9.00am - Cemetery - laying of flowers on the graves of ex-service personnel and a short service.
9.30am - War Memorial service at St George Hospital with the reading of names of all the personnel from the district who died on active service during the First and Seconde World Wars, Korea and Vietnam.
10.00am - Assembly: corner Henry Street and St Georges Terrace for 10.30am march to the Cenotaph, St Georges Terrace
11am - Community ANZAC Day Service at Cenotaph.
12 Noon - RSL Luncheon for ex-service personnel and invited guests.
Contact: Terry Salmon, Secretary/Treasurer, St George RSL Sub-Branch - Ph (M) 0427 799 362 or Ph 07 4625 3178 - e-mail: twsalmon@bigpond.com | |
Additional information:
| This memorial was moved to current site in 2005, was previously on the corner of Grey and Victoria Streets. | |
Recorded by:
| Pam Paterson/Terry Salmon, Secretary/Treasurer, St George RSL Sub-Branch | |
Date recorded:
| 27 Mar 09 | |
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St George War Memorial - new location 2010 |
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