Royal Australian Navy Memorial

Royal Australian Navy Memorial

Brian Rowe

Key Information

Memorial Name

Royal Australian Navy Memorial

Address

Anzac Park, Campbell ACT 2612

Memorial Type

Monuments

Conflicts

All

Accessibility

Public

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Henry Moulds

Brian Rowe

RAN Battle Honours Board at Royal Australian Navy Memorial

Royal Australian Navy Memorial

RAN Battle Honours Plaque at Royal Australian Navy Memorial

Royal Australian Navy Memorial Dedication Plaque

Royal Australain Navy Memorial at night

The dedication plaque

The figures on the Memorial represent various shipboard roles

The Memorial with adjacent flagpoles

A ship's diver waits while a lookout maintains the constant watch required at sea

A ship's officer directing operations

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The Memorial sculpture is also known as 'Sailors and Ships - Interaction and Interdependence'

The figures in the memorial convey daily activities associated with naval life. The anchor chain and armament depict elements of a ship

The Memorial in late 2008. The original stone bearing battle honours has been replaced by two separate stones which include more recent conflicts

The first of the battle honours stones, showing the pre-Federation involvement in the New Zealand wars

The second battle honours stone

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(left) officer with radio, (right) anti-aircraft gun

front

Scuba divers

The Captain

Sailor with furling sail, (right) navy pilot.

Emily Burgess-Orton

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Memorials nearby

Soldiers on patrol, alert, wary and protective of each other

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Kemal Ataturk Memorial Wall and Descriptive Columns

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Kemal Ataturk Memorial and Gardens

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Australian Hellenic Memorial at sunset

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Australian Hellenic Memorial

Reid, Australian Capital Territory

0.2 Km

Australian Service Nurses National Memorial

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Australian Service Nurses National Memorial

Campbell, Australian Capital Territory

0.2 Km

Australian National Korean War Memorial

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Australian National Korean War Memorial

Reid, Australian Capital Territory

0.3 Km

Collage of 65 local soldiers' portraits, made by the Willunga Cheer Up Society

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Willunga Cheer Up Society Pictorial Honour Board

Reid, Australian Capital Territory

0.4 Km

New Zealand Memorial (Basket Handle) located at south western end of Anzac Parade, Canberra

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New Zealand Memorial

Parkes, Australian Capital Territory

0.4 Km

Vietnam National Memorial - writing on the wall

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National Vietnam Memorial

Reid, Australian Capital Territory

0.4 Km

Explosives Dector Dogs and their Handlers Memorial at the Australian War Memorial Canberra

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Explosive detection dogs and their handlers memorial (Elevation of the Senses)

Campbell, Australian Capital Territory

0.4 Km

National Service Memorial with main building of War Memorial in the background

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National Service Memorial

Campbell, Australian Capital Territory

0.4 Km

Rabual and Montevideo Maru Memorial with Australian War Memorial in the background

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Rabaul and Montevideo Maru Memorial

Campbell, Australian Capital Territory

0.5 Km

George Cross Memorial Stone Wall and Plaques

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George Cross Memorial Park

Campbell, Australian Capital Territory

0.5 Km

Australian War Memorial

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Australian War Memorial

Campbell, Australian Capital Territory

0.5 Km

Sir Edward "Weary" Dunlop Bronze Sculpture with Australian War Memorial in the background

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Sir Edward "Weary" Dunlop Statue

Campbell, Australian Capital Territory

0.5 Km

Permanent display of the Long Tan Cross unveiled in a ceremony attended by Governor General Peter Cosgrove and Foreign Minister Julie Bishop 17th August 2018. AWM2018.4.183.1

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Long Tan Cross

Campbell, Australian Capital Territory

0.5 Km