Lest We Forget - Nowa Nowa, Vic, Australia - Non-Specific Veteran Memorials on Waymarking.com

While Nowa Nowa is a small town in the Gippsland region of Victoria, it has been able to provide soldiers in the wars mentioned on the black marble plaques at the cenotaph. (There had been an RSL Hall here, but that has been removed for the Community Health Centre, as the RSL Sub-Branch closed.)

On the left-hand Besser block wall (of the "Lest We Forget" cemented stone cairn] there is a black plaque, which reads:

South Africa	1899 - 1903
World War One	1914 - 1919
World War Two	1939 - 1945
Korea		1950 - 1953

And, on the right-hand concrete block wall the black plaque reads:

Malaya/Borneo	1950 - 1967
Vietnam		1962 - 1973
East Timor	2000
UN Peacekeepers	1947

About 10 metres south of the Cenotaph is a 25 pounder artillery on display.

Interestingly, the Heritage Council of Victoria, Nowa Nowa entry shows the stone cairn surrounded by low wooden fencing without the concrete block walls, but it did have the flag pole behind it [however photo/entry is not dated.]

Visited: 1040, Friday, 13 May, 2016

Type of Memorial: Multi-War Memorial Wars mentioned (Multi-war only): South Africa World War One World War Two Korea Malaya/Borneo Vietnam East Timor UN Peacekeepers In Honor Of: Those who Served Marker Text: Included - Lest We Forget Who Put it Here?: Earlier Nowa Nowa RSL [now defunct] Description of Memorial: A modest-height cemented stone cairn stands in front of two Besser block walls that are separated by a flag pole. Date of dedication: Not listed

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