ANZAC Park Memorial - Australian Military Nurse Statue - War Animal Plinth
Redlands RSL Sub-Branch IncThis 1920 memorial is the centrepiece of ANZAC Park. It features a broken column complete with rifle and laurel wreat.
The centre plaque for the First World War carries the names of a Captain, Sergeant, Lance Corporal and 12 Privates, 15 in total. Carved on the lower plaque for the Second World War lists 12 soldiers, one winning the Military Medal; Sister C Thiedeke, and one listed as missing.
A black plaque with gold lettering has been added to include Malaya, Borneo, Korea and Vietnam.
Southeast of the 1920 memorial are two more recent memorials. The War Animals Memorial is a stone plinth set in front of the commemorative wall. It has a bronze plaque surmounted by a metal statue of a dog. It was officially unveiled on 22nd April 2015.
There is also a bronze statue of a nurse with her hand placed on a sitting soldier, providing comfort and care. This memorial was unveiled on Remembrance Day 2017 as a tribute to all military nurses.
