Dubbo Memorial Drive, Rose Garden and Honour Rolls
Description
A tree-lined memorial drive featuring a small rose garden, leading to the Dubbo War Memorial. There is a stone obelisk situated behind a fence, next to the garden. Dedication plaques and honour rolls listing those who paid the supreme sacrifice in the First and Second World Wars are affixed to the obelisk.
Inscription
Plaque 1
This memorial drive is dedicated to the memory of those men and women who lost their lives in the defence of their country 1914-1918 and 1939-1945
Plaque 2
Australia Remembers 1945-1995
This rose garden was planted as a memorial to the men and women of Dubbo who paid the supreme sacrifice during World War II.
Roll 1
World War II 1939-1945
[Names]
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Veterans listed on this memorial
| Last held rank | Given Name | Family Name | Conflict/s | Fate | Service No. | Service | Unit at embarkation | Campaign | Read more |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | Adams | World War 1 | KIA | view | |||||
| B E | Allen | World War 2 | KIA | view | |||||
| D | Andrews | World War 1 | KIA | view | |||||
| Private | D P | Arrow | First World War, 1914–18 | Killed in action (KIA) | 6031 | Australian Army - First Australian Imperial Force (1st AIF) | 22nd Battalion Australian Infantry | view | |
| B | Astley | World War 2 | KIA | view | |||||
| M M | Atkinson | World War 2 | KIA | view | |||||
| A | Bateman | World War 2 | KIA | view | |||||
| J | Bateup | World War 1 | KIA | view | |||||
| E D | Bayley | World War 2 | KIA | view | |||||
| G S C | Bell | World War 2 | KIA | view |
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Address
Victoria Park
Cnr Darling and Church Streets
Dubbo NSW 2830
AustraliaLocal Government Area
- Dubbo Regional Council
Setting
- Garden/park
Memorial type
- Board/roll/plaque/tablet
- Garden/park
- Memorial avenue/Memorial tree/Memorial trees
Recorded by
Mr Rusty Priest AM, former RSL State President (NSW Branch)Year of construction
1995Established 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 '';
}Conflict/s
- First World War, 1914–18
- Second World War, 1939–45