Wangi RSL Cenotaph - Wangi Wangi, NSW, Australia
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member Grahame Cookie
S 33° 04.139 E 151° 35.328
56H E 368268 N 6340180
The Cenotaph is behind two curved polished marble walls, in front of the local RSL.
Waymark Code: WMXH46
Location: New South Wales, Australia
Date Posted: 01/12/2018
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member Benchmark Blasterz
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The outer (concave aspect) of each sector of the walls, is faced with cream coloured render, and on the left-hand side wall is: "We Will Remember Them", with a 'crusade' sword beneath; while on the right-hand side has the three crests of the: Navy, Army, and Air Force.

Looking through the gap between the walls, from Watkins Road, there is a sectioned, tubular steel flag pole; then a sandstone block 'sarcophagus', which also has a 'Crusader's Sword' on top of it. On the western end is bronze plaque, for 'Australia Remembers' [50 year anniversary of WW2], which reads:

     "In Honour of 
 the men & women who served 
Australia in time of conflict 
    during World War II.
      Lest We Forget".

On the southern side is cast bronze representation of a laurel wreath, with a 'Legacy' torch, with the words - Lest We Forget.

On the eastern end is a rectangular bronze plaque, with polished linear edges, which reads:

"In Memory of 
   KOREA
 1950 - 1956"

While, on the northern side (the RSL building side) is a tall rectangular bronze plaque which reads:


     This monument
 has been erected by the
Wangi-Wangi RSL Sub-Branch
     as a Tribute to
   the Men & Women who
  served their Country
in the following Campaigns:

Maori War		1860-1866
Sudan			1882-1889
Boer War		1889-1902
World War I		1914-1918
World War II		1939-1945
Malaya			1948-1960
Korea			1950-1956
Malay Peninsula-Borneo	1962-1966
Vietnam			1962-1973
Gulf War		1990-1991
War Against Terrorism	2001-Present

On the lower, northern face, below the sarcophagus, facing the RSL, are the words: "Lest We Forget", in large polished bronze letters.

On the convex aspect of the two curved walls, that are substantially brown polished granite, are small, 'individual' plaques for servicemen of the area who gave their lives. [x 39 on the left (east) wall, and x 29 on the right (west) wall]

Type of Memorial: Multi-War Memorial

Wars mentioned (Multi-war only):
Maori War		1860-1866
Sudan			1882-1889
Boer War		1889-1902
World War I		1914-1918
World War II		1939-1945
Malaya			1948-1960
Korea			1950-1956
Malay Peninsula-Borneo	1962-1966
Vietnam			1962-1973
Gulf War		1990-1991
War Against Terrorism	2001-Present


In Honor Of: Lest We Forget

Marker Text:
Included


Who Put it Here?: Wangi RSL

Description of Memorial:
Two curved walls protect a 'sarcophagus' with a Crusader sword on it.


Date of dedication: Not listed

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