Cowra Vietnam and Post-Second World War Conflicts Memorial Plaques
Description
Two plaques attached to a pillar, located outside the Cowra Services Club. The top plaque is in honour of those who served in the Vietnam War. The bottom plaque commemorates post-Second World War conflicts.
Inscription
Top plaque
"TO HONOUR ALL VIETNAM VETERANS FROM THE COWRA DISTRICT WHO SERVED AUSTRALIA DURING THE VIETNAM WAR FROM 1962-73"
"LEST WE FORGET"
Bottom plaque
Post World War II
BCOF 1945 - 1952
Korea 1950 - 1953
Malaya 1950 - 1960
Ubon (Thailand) 1962 - 1968
Borneo 1964 - 1966
Vietnam 1962 - 1973
Gulf War 1991 - 1991
Somalia 1992 - 1993
Cambodia 1992 - 1993
East Timor 1999 -
Lest We Forget
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Address
Cowra Services Club
101 Brisbane Street
Cowra NSW 2794
AustraliaLocal Government Area
- Cowra Shire
Setting
- Roadside
Memorial type
- Board/roll/plaque/tablet
Recorded by
Peter Levarre-WatersYear of construction
1973Established Date format:
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- Occupation of Japan, 1946–51
- 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