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Description / Background

The memorial is a Lone Pine seedling planted on the side of the lagoon located north of the Wagga Wagga Victory Garden. 

Two plaques are situated on a bush rock at the base of the tree. One plaque gives details of the planting of the Lone Pine seedling by A H Seccombe, DCM, of the 4th Battalion AIF on 25 April 1970, in memory of those who were lost at Gallipoli. The second plaque gives details of the Aleppo Pine (Pinus Brutia) grown in the Jubilee Year 1965.

Inscription

Plaque

Lone Pine seedling planted for
Wagga Wagga Sub Branch of the R.S.L.
by
A.H. Seccombe, D.C.M.
of 4 Bn A.I.F. on 25-4-70
In memory of
his mates lost at Gallipoli
1915

Plaque

Aleppo Pine
(Pinus Brutia)
from the
original Lone Pine
on Gallipoli
grown in the Jubilee Year 1965
planted in memory of
departed comrades
Lest We Forget

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Address
Ivan Jack Drive and The Esplanade
Wagga Wagga NSW 2650
Local Government Area
Wagga Wagga, City of
Location status
Original location
Memorial type
Memorial avenue/Memorial tree/Memorial trees
Recorded by
Graham Wilson
Year of construction
1970
Dedication date
25 April 1970
Conflict/s
First World War, 1914–18
Materials
Brass
Other stone