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Kurri Kurri War Memorial

Kurri Kurri War Memorial
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Description / Background

This war memorial is a low wall, flanked by two low pillars that are topped by lamp posts. The wall and pillars are made from the same white stone. There are several plaques attached to the wall, including an honour roll for Korea and Vietnam. Honour rolls for the First and Second World Wars are attached to the pillars. The memorial was rededicated on 18 August 1994.

Inscription

Wall - top plaque

Lest we forget

Wall - left plaque 1

Malaysia

Borneo

Vietnam

Wall - left plaque 2

Australia Remembers

1945–1995

Wall - left plaque 3

KOREAN WAR

[Names]

VIETNAMESE WAR

[Names]

Wall - centre plaque

To perpetuate the memory

of the fallen

1914–18, 1939–45

and Korean Wars.

"Beyond the sunset."

Wall - right plaque 1

Allied Forces

Merchant Seamen

Wall - right plaque 2

Australia Remembers

1945–1995.

In honour of the men and women who served Australia in times of conflict during World War II.

Lest we forget.

Wall - right plaque 3

EAST TIMOR

IRAQ

AFGHANISTAN

OTHER PEACEKEEPING OPS

Left column

1914–1918

[Names]

Right column

1939–1945

[Names]

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Veterans listed on this memorial

Veterans listed on this memorial

Last held rank Given name Family name Conflict/s Service No. Service Campaign Read more
Pte William Wilkinson World War 1 421 AIF view
Pte Henry Williams World War 1 5514 AIF view
Pte Robert Williams Williams World War 1 AIF view
F/SGT Thomas Williams World War 2 412785 view
W Wilson World War 2 view
Pte James Tweedie Wilson World War 1 1272 AIF view
Pte John Wilson World War 1 2190 AIF view
Pte Alfred Edward Wood World War 1 235 AIF view
Pte John Oliver Wright World War 1 1271 AIF view
Pte John Buchanan Young World War 1 926 AIF view

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Address
Rotary Park
Cnr Lang and Barton Streets
Kurri Kurri NSW 2327
Local Government Area
Cessnock, City of
Setting
Garden/park
Location status
Original location
Memorial type
Monument
Recorded by
Kurri Kurri RSL sub-Branch. Robert McLardy. Peter Levarre-Waters.
Year of construction
1994
Dedication date
18 August 1994
Conflict/s
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
Afghanistan, 2001–present
Iraq: the Second Gulf War, 2003–09
Peacekeeping, 1947–present