War Memorial Park, WW2 - Bendemeer, NSW, Australia - World War II Memorials / Monuments on Waymarking.com

While the Memorial Gates "In Remembrance" were dedicated in 1927 (ANZAC Day) they now include Honour Rolls of those who served in World War Two (as well as: 'The Great War', and subsequent conflicts to WW2). There are also individual plaques, for those who Gave Their Lives, on the granite stela.

While the Honour Rolls for WW1 are on white marble tablets, the Honour Rolls for World War Two are on two polished and lacquered rectangular brass plates with the following transcriptions (E&O, mine). The left-hand one being:

  BENDEMEER
2nd World War
 1939 - 1945
H. Bailey
R. Barrett
R. Bastock
V. Blair
D. Cassin
A. Chad
C. Clark
L. Clark
R. Clark
M. Corliss
C. Costelloe
I. Didlick
L. Didlick
R. Didlick
E. Doring
R. Doring
A. Fisher
E. Fisher
G. Fisher
M. Fisher
N. Fisher
V. Fisher
A. Gamble
H. Hall
D. Kingdom
K. Mason
A. Murray
C. Murray *
H. Murray
M. Murray
C. Phillips *
G. Phillips
W. Phillips
G. Dixon
R. Dixon
J. Clark
C. Longmore
M. Longmore
C. O'Toole
D. Walker
V. Walker

And, the right-hand brass plaque reads:

  Bendemeer
2nd World War
 1939 - 1949
K. Reece
A. Reid
E. Reid
J. Reid
M. Reid
V. Reid
J. Ryan
L. Ryan
G. Savage
B. Schalk
G. Schalk
L. Schalk
P. Schalk
A. Smith
R. Smith
E. Strudwick
M. Wilson
W. Yates

Land Army
M. Kingdom
H. Reece

At the bottom of which, are those that served in the Korean (1950-1953), and the Vietnam (1965-1972) wars. The plates are screwed to the brown brick pillars of the Memorial Gates.

On granite stela to the side are individual bronze plaques, for those that died in service. Two are for WW2 action in New Guinea, and they read:

   QX1470  Private
	 Leo
	Schalk
 2/9th Infantry Battalion
3rd September 1942  Age 30
  Milne Bay, New Guinea

    NX121740 L/Cpl
  Colin Bruce Murray
2/9 Infantry Battalion
   Killed in Action
 Buna 18th Dec., 1942

On separate granite boulder are two more, though it is unclear if the upper plaque actually had service in WW2, but she would have been in that era. Both died well after WW2. Those inscriptions are:

     In Memory of
 Nona "Nonie" Margaret
	Kingdom
07.09.1924 - 10.08.2010
    Missed by Family
      and Friends

 In Loving Memory
Pte C.E. Kingdom (Dick)
	NX134664
     2/2nd Indpt. Coy.
	A.I.F.
     New Guinea
Born 15.5.1918 - Died 25.12.2000
  From Family & Friends

Please, be respectful, and enjoy the park.

Visited: 1725-1728, Sunday, 23 July, 2017

Property Permission: Public Access instructions: Park in the Rest Area Access times: From: 12:00 AM To: 12:00 AM Website for Waymark: [Web Link] Location of waymark: Memorial Drive (Corner of Havannah Street Bendemeer, NSW Australia 2355 Commemoration: Those who Served Date of Dedication: Not listed

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