Brunswick Heads Memorial Park and Monuments
Description
Brunswick Heads Memorial Park is located within Banner Park. The entrance to the memorial site is via a pair of white metal gates situated between two red brick columns, with a brass cross featuring a sword affixed to the front of each of the columns. A white metal arch with the words "In Remembrance" spans the two columns. The memorial features a stone remembrance wall at the rear. Three brass plaques with the emblems of the Royal Australian Navy, Australian Army and Royal Australian Air Force are situated in the centre section of the remembrance wall, with an additional brass plaque on either side of the wall listing the various conflicts in which Australia has been involved.
A polished black granite monument, mounted on a large concrete base, is positioned in the centre of the memorial space. Inscribed in gold at the top of the monument are the emblems of the three branches of the Australian Defence Force with a dedication in gold lettering below to the memory of all service personnel from the district who served in conflicts and peace keeping operations in which Australia has been involved.
The memorial park backs on to the foreshore of Simpson's Creek, a tributary of the Brunswick River. Coastal Cypress Pines are planted in a grid formation about 4-5m apart on the foreshore, providing a place of reflection and remembrance.
Note: The NSW War Memorials Register is aware that the central monument has been upgraded since the images in this listing were taken and they do not necessarily reflect the current memorial.
Inscription
Arch
In Remembrance
Gates
RSL
Memorial Wall plaques
Top plaque
Lest we forget
Left hand plaque
1899 - 1902
Boer War
1914 - 1918
World War I
1939 - 1945
World War II
Right hand plaque
1950 - 1953
Korea
1950 - 1960
Malaya
1962-1973
Vietnam
Central Commemorative Stone
In memory of all servicemen and servicewomen
from Brunswick Heads and Billinudgel Districts
who have served and defended our nation
in all conflicts and peace keeping operations
Lest we forget
Brunswick Heads & Billinudgel R.S.L. Memorial
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Address
6 Mona Lane
Brunswick Heads NSW 2483
AustraliaLocal Government Area
- Byron Shire
Setting
- Garden/park
Memorial type
- Garden/park
- Gate/lychgate
- Stone/bushrock
- Wall
Recorded by
Mr Bob Freestone, Brunswick Heads - Billinudgel RSL Sub BranchYear of construction
1974Established Date format:
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- South African War (Boer War), 1899–1902
- First World War, 1914–18
- Second World War, 1939–45
- Korean War, 1950–53
- Malayan Emergency, 1950–60
- Vietnam War, 1962–75
Materials
- Brass
- Brick
- Granite