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Berrima First and Second World Wars Memorial

Berrima First and Second World Wars Memorial
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Berrima First and Second World Wars Memorial, in garden
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Berrima First and Second World Wars Memorial, front view
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Description / Background

The war memorial in Berrima, NSW, is located in a small park in the town centre. It is a stone pillar, standing one two concrete steps. Two flagpoles are also on site, along with several benches, rosemary bushes, and beautiful mature trees. 

Attached to the front of the pillar are two plaques. The top plaque bears the dedication to those who served in the First and Second World Wars. The lower plaque is dedicated to the Unknown Soldier. 

The memorial was unveiled following an Anzac Day ceremony on 25 April 1953. A detailed account of the event was published in The Southern Mail on 1 May. 

Inscription

Plaque 1

1914–1918

Lest we forget

1939–1945

Plaque 2

In memory of the fallen

and the

unknown Australian solider.

75th Anniversary of

Remembrance Day

11.11.1993

Veterans listed on this memorial

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Address
Cnr Old Hume Highway and Jellore Street
Berrima NSW 2577
Local Government Area
Wingecarribee Shire
Setting
Garden/park
Location status
Original location
Memorial type
Column/pillar
Recorded by
Jane Williamson. Peter Levarre-Waters.
Year of construction
1953
Dedication date
25 April 1953
Conflict/s
First World War, 1914–18
Second World War, 1939–45
Materials
Bronze
Other stone