Berrima First and Second World Wars Memorial
Description
A stone pillar bearing two dedication plaques for the First and Second World Wars, unveiled around May 1953. Two flagpoles flank the memorial. It is located within a triangular park which is bordered by a white picket fence, and several wooden benches are within the grounds. There is a row of rosemary around the inside of the fence, and a large tree planted by Sir Henry Parkes with a plaque attached to a low plinth.
Inscription
Plaque 1
1914 - 1918
Lest We Forget
1939 - 1945
Plaque 2
In Memory of the fallen
and the
unknown Australian solider.
75th Anniversary of
Remembrance Day
11.11.1993
Address
Cnr Old Hume Highway and Jellore Street
Berrima NSW 2577
Local Government Area
- Wingecarribee Shire
Setting
- Garden/park
Memorial type
- Column/pillar
Recorded by
Ms. Jane Williamson and Peter Levarre-WatersEstablished date
1953Established Date format:
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$new_date = date("d F Y", $changed_date);
print 'Established date
';
print $new_date;
}
else{
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}Conflict/s
- First World War, 1914–18
- Second World War, 1939–45
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