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Description / Background

The Hill Top War Memorial Hall is of timber construction with an iron roof. It was opened on 30 August 1947 in honour of those who served in the Second World War. 

Outside the hall is a curved brick memorial wall that was a later addition. Inscribed at the centre of the wall on a light-coloured block of sandstone are the words 'Lest we forget.' A cross of the same stone is inset on the wall. Thirty one plaques representing the different services and conflicts are attached to the wall, including brass insignias of the Australian Commonwealth Military Forces. In front of the wall is a paved area with a relief map of Australia in the centre. The word 'ANZAC' is inscribed across the map. At the side of the paving is a flagstaff, at the base of which are four bronze plaques. The whole memorial is partly enclosed by low rosemary hedges. The wall was dedicated on 13 February 2000, with a Guard from HMAS Creswell in attendance. 

Inscription

Hall exterior signage

HILL TOP WAR MEMORIAL HALL

Wall - sandstone block

LEST WE FORGET

Wall - emblems

[Australian Commonwealth Military Forces, Merchant Navy Australia, Royal Australian Air Force, Royal Australian Navy and Australian Imperial Force (Army)]

Wall - plaque 1

In memory of those lost at sea in the service of their country;

Wall - plaque 2

Sudan War 1885

Wall - plaque 3

South African (Boer War) 1899 -1902

Wall - plaque 4

Boxer rebellion 1900 – 1901

Wall - plaque 5

World War I 1914 – 1918

Wall - plaque 6

World War II 1939 – 1945

Wall - plaque 7

Citizens Military Force 1939 – 1945

Wall - plaque 8

Women’s Royal Australian Naval Services 1941 – 1946

Wall - plaque 9

VA/Australian Army Medical Women’s Service 1941 – 1951

Wall - plaque 10

Women’s Auxiliary Australian Air Force 1941 – 1945

Wall - plaque 11

Australian Women’s Army Service 1941 – 1945

Wall - plaque 12

Australian Women’s Land Army 1942 – 1945

Wall - plaque 13

British Commonwealth Occupational Force 1945 – 1952

Wall - plaque 14

Korean War 1950 – 1953

Wall - plaque 15

Malayan Emergency 1950 – 1960

Wall - plaque 16

National Servicemen’s Association of Australia 1951 – 1972

Wall - plaque 17

Vietnam 1962 – 1973

Wall - plaque 18

Indonesian Confrontation 1963 – 1966

Wall - plaque 19

Civil Construction Corp

Wall - plaque 20

Voluntary Defence Force 1940

Wall - plaque 21

Salvation Army

Wall - plaque 22

Australian Red Cross

Wall - plaque 23

Gulf War 1990 – 1991

Wall - plaque 24

United Nations Peace Corp

Wall - plaque 25

Australian Military Force

Wall - plaque 26

Australian Regular Army

Flagstaff base - plaque 1

This ANZAC Memorial Wall was opened by Hon. John Fahey MP Minister for Finance on 13th February 2000

Flagstaff base - plaque 2

This plaque is dedicated to Mrs Sharnee Reeves – Patron Hill Top War Memorial

Flagstaff base - plaque 3

This plaque is dedicated to all who have made this commemorative wall possible

Hill Top Memorial Hall Committee,

Keith Reeves, Co-ordinator, ANZAC Wall Committee.

Flagstaff base - plaque 4

I dreams of war;

an’ wot is paid

by blokes that went

and blokes who stayed

CJ Dennis, Digger Smith, 1918

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Hill Top (12 Sep 1947)

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Address
102 Wilson Drive
Hill Top NSW 2575
Local Government Area
Wingecarribee Shire
Setting
Roadside
Memorial type
Building
Wall
Recorded by
Mr. Sid Jeffery. Photo permission from V. Venkatramani and Southern Highland News. Updated by David Roden.
Conflict/s
Sudan, March–June 1885
South African War (Boer War), 1899–1902
China (Boxer Rebellion), 1900–01
First World War, 1914–18
Second World War, 1939–45
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