Australia’s Memorial Walk
Royal Australian Artillery Historical CompanyAustralia’s Memorial Walk is located in a bush land setting within Sydney Harbour Federation Trust’s North Head Sanctuary.
The 250m Walk includes five major monuments and a Lone Pine memorial built and clad with sandstone by professionals. Along the central path of pavers, veteran organisations, such as RSL sub-branches and unit associations, have sponsored central pavers. Around them, anyone from the community can place personal individual pavers to commemorate those who have served the nation in times of war and peace. At present there are some 79 central pavers and almost 4500 individual pavers laid along the Walk. It is planned to allow further pavers to be laid until the spaces are filled.
A plan of the pavers and their location is available to visitors. A QR code system is being installed to assist all visitors to understand the significance of the Walk and the monuments outlining actions taken by Australia and its veterans during different phases of Australia’s history. These include colonial wars, World War 1, World War 2, recent conflicts and peacekeeping missions. The QR code will also provide links to websites such as the Australian War Memorial for additional information.
Visit the Visitors Centre at North Fort, open daily from 10am to 4pm, for more information on the Walk.
- RAAHC AMW information http://artilleryhistory.org/memorial_walk.html
