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Laurieton Royal Australian Navy and Air Force Memorials

Laurieton Royal Australian Navy and Air Force Memorials
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Royal Australian Air Force propeller
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Royal Australian Air Force emblem
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Royal Australian Navy anchor
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Royal Australian Navy emblem
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Navy Ode
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Description / Background

In June 2014, a 'Saluting Their Service' grant from the Australian Government was awarded to Laurieton RSL sub-Branch to fund memorials for the Royal Australian Air Force (R.A.A.F.) and Royal Australian Navy (R.A.N.). The memorials were built in Laurie Memorial Park, home to the Laurieton Anzac War Memorial

The R.A.A.F. memorial features an aircraft propellor attached to a wall, accompanied by the Air Force's emblem and symbols from the service. There is no inscription on the Air Force memorial. The R.A.N. memorial features an anchor attached to a wall, accompanied by the R.A.N. emblem and the Navy Ode, which is inscribed on a plaque attached to the wall. Both memorials were dedicated in 2015 and are located at the northern end of the park.

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Plaque

Navy Ode

They have no grave but the Cruel sea

No flowers lay at their head

A rusty hulk is their tombstone

Afast on the ocean bed

On every occasion while caps aflot

THEY HAVE NO CROSSES ROW TO ROW

But those who sleep beneath the sea

We will remember them

LEST WE FORGET

Veterans listed on this memorial

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Address
Laurie Memorial Park
Castle Street (Cnr Bold Street and Kew Road)
Laurieton NSW 2443
Local Government Area
Port Macquarie-Hastings Council
Setting
Garden/park
Location status
Original location
Memorial type
Other
Recorded by
Graham Wilson. Martin Butterfield.
Year of construction
2014–2015
Conflict/s
All conflicts
Materials
Bronze
Concrete
Other