Casino Returned Servicemen's Memorial Club
Description
The memorial exists on the front wall of the Casino RSM Club and consists of four plaques positioned next to the symbols of The Royal Australian Navy, The Australian Commonwealth Military Forces and The Royal Australian Air Force. Each of the plaques are individually dedicated; to the Korean War of 1950-1956, an Honor Roll dedicated to those Missing In Action in North Korea (donated by Guardian Funerals), the Malayan Emergency and the Indonesian Confrontation and the Vietnam War of 1962-1973.
Inscription
Plaque 1 (top left):
IN MEMORY OF
KOREA
1950 - 1956
Plaque 2 (bottom left):
LEST WE FORGET
OUR COMRADES WHO REMAIN ON THE BATTLEFIELD OF NORTH KOREA
ARMY
ARMY 1 - 2 - 3 RAR
(Please see Veterans List for names)
RAAF
RAAF - 77 SQUADRON
(Please see Veterans List for names)
RAN
RAN - FLEET AIR ARM - 805 SQUADRON
(Please see Veterans List for names)
MISSING IN ACTION THEIR SOULS FINDING THEIR WAY HOME
THIS PLAQUE WAS GENEROUSLY DONATED BY GUARDIAN FUNERALS AS A COMMUNITY SERVICE PROJECT
Plaque 3 (top right):
MALAYAN EMERGENCY
31.5.1950 - 31.7.1960
NUMBER ENLISTED: 7,000 ARMY
KILLED IN ACTION
DIED OF WOUNDS
AND OTHER CASUSES: 36
WOUNDED: 20
INDONESIAN CONFRONTATION
10.10.1963 - 1.10.1966
NUMBER ENLISTED : 3,500 ARMY
KILLED IN ACTION
DIED OF WOUNDS
AND OTHER CAUSES: 15
WOUNDED: 9
Plaque 4 (bottom right):
IN REMEMBRANCE OF THOSE
WHO SERVED DURING THE
VIETNAM WAR
1962 - 1973
Veterans listed on this memorial
| Rank | Given Name | Family Name | Conflict/s | Fate | Service No. | Service | Unit | Campaign | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ernest | Armit | RAAF - 77 SQUADRON | view | ||||||
| John | Ashe | 1-2-3 RAR | view | ||||||
| Edmund | Bourke | 1-2-3 RAR | view | ||||||
| Francis | Brady | 1-2-3 RAR | view | ||||||
| Mark | Browne-Gaylord | RAAF - 77 SQUADRON | view | ||||||
| Peter | Chalmers | RAAF - 77 SQUADRON | view | ||||||
| John | Christie | 1-2-3 RAR | view | ||||||
| Keith | Clarkson | RAN - FLEET AIR ARM - 805 SQUADRON | view | ||||||
| Maxwell | Colbrook | RAAF - 77 SQUADRON | view | ||||||
| Ronald | Coleman | RAN - FLEET AIR ARM - 805 SQUADRON | view |
Address
162 Canterbury St
Casino NSW 2470
Recorded by
Casino RSM ClubConflict/s
Korea, 1950-1953Malayan Emergency, 1948-1960
Indonesian Confrontation, 1962-1966
Vietnam, 1962-1975
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