Century of Service Memorial Plaque
Description
A commemorative plaque mounted on stone, located within the Gosford Memorial Park.
Inscription
A Century of Service to God and Country 1900-1999
South African War 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, Peacekeeping1947-, Gulf War 1990-1991.
They answered their Country's call. They paid the price of Freedom. Their names liveth forevermore.
"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.
Address
Cnr Mann Street and Vaughan Avenue,
Gosford Memorial Park,
Gosford NSW 2250
Local Government Area
- Central Coast Council
Setting
- Garden/park
Memorial type
- Board/roll/plaque/tablet
Recorded by
Kay WilliamsEstablished date
1999Established Date format:
$e_original_date = $entity->field_established['und'][0]['value'];
if (!empty($e_original_date)) {
$changed_date = strtotime($e_original_date);
$new_date = date("d F Y", $changed_date);
print 'Established date
';
print $new_date;
}
else{
print '';
}Dedication date:
04/25/1999Dedication date
25 April 1999 Conflict/s
- South African War (Boer War), 1899–1902
- China (Boxer Rebellion), 1900–01
- First World War, 1914–18
- Second World War, 1939–45
- Korean War, 1950–53
- Malayan Emergency, 1950–60
- Indonesian Confrontation, 1963–66
- Vietnam War, 1962–75
- Iraq: the First Gulf War, 1990–91
- Peacekeeping, 1947–present
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