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Private William 'Billy' Sing's medals
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The Gallipoli Sniper

Despite not being “of substantial European heritage” William Edward Sing, whose father was Chinese, was accepted into the 5th Australian Light Horse Regiment on the 26th of Octo

Author: Henry C Moulds

Terrigal Foreshore War Memorial, ANZAC Dawn Service, 2019
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Terrigal Wamberal RSL Sub Branch

The Terrigal Foreshore War Memorial consists of two War Memorials: The Erina District (Armistice) War Memorial and The Terrigal War Memorial.

Author: Michael Tabone

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Seaham Knitting Circle Memorial

The Seaham Knitting Circle Memorial is perhaps one of the few memorials in Australia that was established and dedicated to the memory of WWI soldiers, entirely by the women of t

Author: Alan Earle

Garden of Pillars
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Emerald SHS Commemorative Memorial

Our school has a strong history of commemorating Anzac Day and 10 years earlier unveiled a plaque on a rock placed near the flag poles, but the students were largely unawar

Author: Leanne Ross

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Cowra Breakout

By August 1944 there were 2,223 Japanese prisoners of war in Australia, including 544 merchant seamen. Of these 1,104 were housed in Camp B of No.

Author: Australian War Memorial

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Changi Chapel

The name Changi is synonymous with the suffering of Australian prisoners of the Japanese during the Second World War.

Author: Australian War Memorial

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Rawdon Hume Middleton VC

402745 Pilot Officer Rawdon Hume Middleton RAAF

Attached to 149 Squadron RAF

Night of 28th-29th November 1942, in raid on Turin, Italy

Author: Patrick Bourke

The troopship SS Drayton Grange - AWM Accession Number P04340.006
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Death at Sea on the Voyage Home

SS Drayton Grange, a British merchant vessel, was chartered to carry 1,500 troops to Australia at the end of the Boer War.

Author: Henry C Moulds

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Macleod Avenue of Honour

On Monday 23 April 1990, some 250 people attended the unveiling of a memorial and the dedication of the Avenue of Honour in the Mont Park Grounds, near Cherry Street, Macle

Author: Yarra Plenty Regional Library

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Tower of Rememberance

Just, a few more, steps, to go, almost, there! Wow, just look at the amazing views!

Author: Yarra Plenty Regional Library

The Memorial dedication panel
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The Launceston South African War Memorial

The Renaissance style memorial is composed of Ross (Tasmania) freestone and marble with a coping band around the base of Malmsbury (Victoria) bluestone.

Author: Henry C Moulds

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Arthurs Creek 1914-1918 Honour Roll

If you have driven past “The Hall” at Arthurs Creek recently, you will probably have noticed a large rock and a new flagpole located by the front gate.

Author: Yarra Plenty Regional Library

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World War II Aircraft Tragedy

On 5th March 1945, a Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) Lockheed 'Hudson' aircraft crashed into the sea whilst attempting to land.

Author: Cairns Regional Council

War Memorail Seats
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War Memorial seats

Two memorial seats facing the Coral Sea on Vasey Esplanade in Trinity Beach, have First World War significance.

Author: Cairns Regional Council

Stratford Cenotaph
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Stratford Cenotaph

A simple memorial is set in a small park next to the railway line and Bowls Club.

Author: Cairns Regional Council

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Munro Martin PArk

Military cadets and the Kennedy Regiment used the park, then known as Norman Park, as a drill area in the lead up to and during, the First World War.

Author: Cairns Regional Council

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Memorial Gardens

The Memorial Gardens were created to acknowledge the valuable contribution made to our community by volunteers, emergency service workers and military service personnel.

Author: Cairns Regional Council

Memorial Flame Artwork
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Memorial Flame Artwork

The Memorial Flame artwork is at the end of the Memorial Gardens.

Author: Cairns Regional Council

M & Z Special Commando Units Memorial
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M & Z Special Commando Units Memorial

A memorial in memory of the "Heroes" of M & Z Special Commando Units who trained on this site and the gallant ship "Krait" in World War II. 

Author: Cairns Regional Council

Gordonvale Cenotaph and Memorial Park
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Gordonvale Cenotaph and Memorial Park

The Gordonvale cenotaph was relocated to its present position in the late 1960s from the intersection of Cannon and Norman Streets and is actively used on commemoration days.

Author: Cairns Regional Council