Lismore Sandakan Death Marches Memorial Middle Image Image Image Image Image 0 / 0 - Prev Next Description / Background The memorial is a large bushrock erected by the local Rotary Club in honour of the memory of the Australian and British soldiers who suffered on the death marches and prison camps at Sandakan and Ranau in North Borneo from 1942-1945, which included some 40 servicemen who came from the Richmond Valley, NSW. The memorial is faced with several plaques which bear the dedication to service and share some of the history of Sandakan. Her Excellency Ms Quentin Bryce AC Governor of the Commonwealth of Australia unveiled the memorial on 27 August 2010. Inscription Plaque To recognise the courage and suffering of those from the Richmond Valley who died in the Sandakan tragedy 1942-1945. Unveiled by Her Excellency Ms Quentin Bryce AC Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia 27th August 2010. Lest we forget. Plaque The towns and villages live on, The Boys who played here once are gone. The parrots cry, the river runs And we do not forget our sons. Erected by the Rotary Club of Lismore Plaque Sandakan Death March MemorialIn Memory of the 1787 Australian and 641 British Prisoners of War who suffered and died such terrible deaths on the death marches and in the prison camps at Sandakan and Ranau North Borneo 1942-1945 Plaque Sandakan Death MarchesIn special memory of some forty servicemen known to have come from the Richmond Valley. 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 Commemorative Park Cnr Molesworth and market Streets Lismore NSW 2480 Local Government Area Lismore, City of Setting Garden/park Location status Original location Memorial type Stone/bushrock Recorded by Graham Wilson Year of construction 2010 Dedication date 27 August 2010 Conflict/s Second World War, 1939–45