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Belmont War Memorial

Belmont War Memorial
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Upgraded memorial. Joe Hayes, President of Belmont RSL Sub-Branch
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Memorial before relocation and refurbishment. Robert McLardy
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Description / Background

This memorial was originally a short rectangular pillar with a gold lettered engraved insert (pictured). It had been relocated from Memorial Place Belmont (formerly Macquarie Street) to Cullen Park Belmont. It has since been upgraded and the new memorial was dedicated on 18 February 2015. New features include:

  • 11 new plaques.
  • Gold lettered engraved insert inscription to those who served 1914-1918, 1939-1945, and all other conflicts.
  • Insignia badges for the Australian Commonwealth Military Forces, MN Australia, Australian Royal Navy, Australian Women's Services and Australian Royal Air Force.
  • Plaques for Korea, Iraq, Malaya, Vietnam and Afghanistan.
Inscription

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LEST WE FORGET

Main plaque:

To those who served

1914-1918

1939-1945

ANZAC Day 1947

and all other conflicts

 

Veterans listed on this memorial

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Address
Cullen Park
Belmont NSW 2280
Local Government Area
Lake Macquarie, City of
Setting
Garden/park
Memorial type
Wall
Recorded by
Robert McLardy. Joe Hayes, President of Belmont RSL Sub-Branch
Year of construction
1947
Dedication date
25 April 1947
Conflict/s
First World War, 1914–18
Second World War, 1939–45
Korean War, 1950–53
Malayan Emergency, 1950–60
Vietnam War, 1962–75
Iraq: the First Gulf War, 1990–91
Afghanistan, 2001–present
All conflicts