North Ryde RSL Memorial Garden Middle Image Image Image Image Image Image Image 0 / 0 - Prev Next Description / Background This memorial garden has a decorative brick wall and a flag pole as the focal point, surrounded by hundreds of individual rose bushes in memory of service personal who have died. The rose bushes are not named but are all individually numbered. There is also a large gun nearby. Inscription Plaque: LEST WE FORGET Plaque Donated by the Turkish Youth Association 'Those heroes that shed their blood and lost their lives you are now lying in the soil of a friendly country, therefore rest at peace. There is no difference between the Johnnies and the Mehmets to us where they lie side by side here in this country of ours... You, the mothers who sent their sons from for away countries, wipe away your tears: your sons are now lying in our bosom and are in peace. Having lost their lives on this land they have become our sons as well.' MUSTAFA KEMAL ATATURK Commander of the Turkish Forces at Gallipoli First president of The Republic of Turkey Plaque: In honour of the men and women who served Australia in time of conflict during World War II LEST WE FORGET Veterans listed on this memorial Do you know more about this war Memorial? Click here to learn how you can contribute Sidebar Address 27-41 Magdala Road North Ryde NSW 2113 Local Government Area Ryde, City of Setting Garden/park Memorial type Garden/park Recorded by Ms. Jane Williamson and David Roden. Year of construction 1963 Dedication date 25 April 1963 Conflict/s Second World War, 1939–45