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23-May-2015 (Peter Williams)
01-October-2022 (Russell Byers)

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The plaque commemorates the services of Australian Defence Force personnel from 1900 to 1999.

Location

Address:Mann Street & Vaughan Avenue, Gosford Memorial Park, Gosford, 2250
State:NSW
Area:AUS
GPS Coordinates:Lat: -33.431404
Long: 151.340818
Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate.
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Details

Monument Type:Plaque
Monument Theme:Government
Sub-Theme:Federal
Actual Event Start Date:
Approx. Event Start Date:1900
Actual Event End Date:
Approx. Event End Date:1999
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Dedication

Actual Monument Dedication Date:Sunday 25th April, 1999
Approx. Monument Dedication Date:
Front Inscription

A century of service to God and country
1900 - 1999

South Africa - 1902
Boxer Rebellion - 1900 - 1901
First World War - 1914 - 1918
Second World War - 1939 - 1945
Korean War - 1950 - 1953
Malayan Emergency - 1950 - 1960
Indonesian Confrontation - 1963 - 1966
Vietnam War - 1962 - 1973
Peace Keeping - 1947
Gulf War - 1991 - 1991

They answered their country`s call
They paid the price of freedom
Their name liveth for evermore

" Lest We Forget"

Unveiled - 25 / 4 / 99 by Gosford Mayor Chris Holstein & R.S.L. President Bob Sturgeon

Dedication by : Chaplain Eric Trezise, Venerable John Southwarden and Father Paul Finucane

Left Side Inscription
Back Inscription
Right Side Inscription
Inscription in Proximity
Source: MA,SKP,NRWM
Monument details supplied by Monument Australia - www.monumentaustralia.org.au