The Freedom Tree - Surat, QLD
Posted by: 
Tuena
S 27° 09.083 E 149° 04.218
55J E 705155 N 6995105
A war memorial to the young men & women from Surat who served in any theatre of war.
Waymark Code: WMP7KD
Location: Queensland, Australia
Date Posted: 07/15/2015
Views: 4
The war memorial is in the form of a eucalypt tree with photographs of soldiers & airmen representing leaves, which move & reflect the sun's light, as eucalypt leaves do. The memorial was inspired by a poem called "They fought to keep me free" written by local devoted RSL supporter Jillian Waud, who then collected the photographs. The surrounding frame of blue represents the willingness of the RSL to render assistance to all servicemen & women under the blue sky. Poppies grow around its trunk.
The name of the soldier, the relevant war, service, whether killed & where stationed appears at the foot of each photograph.
Type of Memorial: Non-Specific Memorial
In Honor Of: memorial to the young men & women from Surat who served in any theatre of war..
Marker Text:
The Ode of Remembrance flows around the blue outline:
They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old;
Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn.
At the going down of the sun and in the morning
We will remember them."
Who Put it Here?: Surat RSL
Description of Memorial:
In form of eucalypt tree, photographs are the leaves, located in the well maintained War Memorial Park, was on my way to a cache listed on the Australian site when I saw it.
Wars mentioned (Multi-war only): Not listed
Date of dedication: Not listed
|
Visit Instructions:
Visited Logs must contain, at least, a picture of the monument and your GPSr. Preferably YOU at the monument with your GPSr, but we understand that some people are camera-shy.
It is suggested you please include something about your visit here, as well.