Regimental Square
Description
The memorial is in the form of a small, pedestrianised square, occupying the whole width of a section of Wynyard Street that adjoins George Street, a major thoroughfare. The memorial was erected to commemorate the campaigns of the Royal Australian Regiment in Korea, Malaya and Vietnam. A series of bronze sculptures of soldiers in action, are attached to a wall of Sydney sandstone, 8 metres long x 1.5 metres high. Dennis Adams OAM was commissioned, to create the memorial, by the Royal Australian Regiment Association, the funds acquired through subscriptions from members and friends, supplemented by a gift of $3,000 from the Government of South Korea. On 8 December 1976 the memorial was unveiled by the then Governor of New South Wales, Sir Roden Cutler.
Gallery
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List of the members of the RAR 7th battalion killed in Vietnam 1967–68 and 1970–71.
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List of the members of the RAR 8th battalion killed in Malaysia 1967–69 and Vietnam 1969–70.
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List of the members of the RAR 9th battalion killed in South Vietnam 1968–69.
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Explanation of the memorial.
See also
References
- ^ "Regimental Square upgrade". nsw.gov.au. Retrieved 6 April 2016.
- ^ 2/30 Battalion Home Page, – April/May, 1977 Makan No. 234, 21 February 2009.