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Seven Hills-Toongabbie RSL Memorial Garden

Seven Hills-Toongabbie RSL Memorial Garden
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Description / Background

The memorial has two sections, one on each side of the exit driveway to the club. Each area is fenced off separately with a cream coloured metal fence.

Left side includes:

  • A three-tiered monument made of sandstone and black marble. At the top of the monument is a large sandstone block holding up the eternal flame.
  • On the left side of the monument is the Australian flag and on the right side is the flag of England. Behind the monument is a three-flagged flag pole.
  • Around the edge of the fenced off area are seven sandstone pillars, each with a plaque for a different conflict or peace keeping force. The details on the plaques included the conflict title, years of the conflict and the number of casualties.

Right side includes:

  • A rose garden around a tall, square sandstone pillar supporting the eternal flame, the Australian and English flags.
  • Four sandstone pillars with plaques naming the people from the area who fought in the different conflicts Australia has been involved in.
Inscription

Left side monument:

Lest we forget. We that are left have erected this monument as a memorial to commemorate those who fought for a cause and gave their lives for it.

Left side sandstone pillars:

  1. In the memory of our fallen comrades World War I 1914 - 1918 61,720 casualties. Lest we forget.
  2. In the memory of our fallen comrades World War II 1939 - 1945 47,662 casualties. Lest we forget.
  3. In the memory of our fallen comrades Korean War 1950 - 1953 339 casualties. Lest we forget.
  4. In the memory of our fallen comrades Vietnam War 1962 - 1973 520 casualties. Lest we forget.
  5. In the memory of our fallen comrades Malayan Emergency Indonesian Confrontation North East Thailand (UBON) 1950 - 1968 50 casualties. Lest we forget.
  6. In memory of service women in all theatres of war and the Gulf War Peace Keeping Forces. Lest we forget.
  7. In memory of Australian Nurses and East Timor Peace Keeping Forces. Lest we forget.

Right side monument:

This plaque is dedicated to those who died in the defence of our country and to those who returned to remember them. “At the going down of the sun and in the morning".

Veterans listed on this memorial

Veterans listed on this memorial

Last held rank Given name Family name Conflict/s Service No. Service Campaign Read more
R Wells view
H D West view
R Westrip view
C White view
R W Whitman view
C Williams view
R Wilson view
G Wilson view
K Winsor view
W Wisely view

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Address
Cnr Best Road and William Street
Seven Hills NSW 2147
Local Government Area
Blacktown, City of
Setting
Building – outside
Memorial type
Garden/park
Recorded by
Ms. Jane Williamson and Mrs. Janice Williams
Year of construction
2003
Dedication date
15 August 2003
Conflict/s
First World War, 1914–18
Second World War, 1939–45
Korean War, 1950–53
Malayan Emergency, 1950–60
Indonesian Confrontation, 1963–66
Vietnam War, 1962–75
Iraq: the First Gulf War, 1990–91
Iraq: the Second Gulf War, 2003–09
Peacekeeping, 1947–present