Tweed Heads 5th Battalion Royal Australian Regiment Memorial Plaque Middle Image Image Image 0 / 0 - Prev Next Description / Background The memorial is a bronze plaque dedicated to those who served, were wounded or fell from the 5th Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (5RAR). The two emblems of the battalion are positioned at the top of the plaque, above the inscription. The memorial was designed by Tweed Shire Council and the 5RAR Association. The association was awarded a 'Saluting Their Service Commemorative Grant' by the Department of Veterans' Affairs for the installation of the plaque on 10 February 2010. It was dedicated shortly after on 1 March 2010. The memorial is located along the Tweed Heads Memorial Walkway in Chris Cunningham Park. It is attached to a lattice frame, set within a garden bed. It is one of a number of plaques commemorating Australian military units and organisations positioned throughout the area. Chris Cunningham Park is a site of Anzac Day and other commemorative services. Inscription 5TH BATTALION THE ROYAL AUSTRALIAN REGIMENT IN MEMORY OF THE MEMBERS OF 5RAR KILLED IN ACTION THE HUNDREDS WOUNDED AND ALL WHO SERVED IN CAMPAIGNS AROUND THE WORLD DEDICATED BY THE 5RAR ASSOCIATION ON THE 45TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE RAISING THE BATTALION 1 MARCH 2010 DUTY FIRST Related memorials Tweed Heads Memorial Walkway Tweed Heads 1st Battalion Royal Australian Regiment Memorial Plaque Tweed Heads 1st Battalion A.I.F. Memorial Plaque Tweed Heads 4th Battalion Royal Australian Regiment Memorial Plaque Tweed Heads 7th Australian Division 2nd A.I.F. Second World War Memorial Plaque Tweed Heads 8th Battalion Royal Australian Regiment Memorial Plaque Tweed Heads War Widows' Guild Club Memorial Plaque Veterans listed on this memorial Do you know more about this war Memorial? Click here to learn how you can contribute Sidebar Address Tweed Heads Memorial Walkway Chris Cunningham Park Wharf Street Tweed Heads NSW 2485 Local Government Area Tweed Shire Setting Garden/park Location status Original location Memorial type Board/roll/plaque/tablet Recorded by Graham Wilson Year of construction 2010 Dedication date 01 March 2010 Conflict/s Vietnam War, 1962–75 Iraq: the First Gulf War, 1990–91 Afghanistan, 2001–present Iraq: the Second Gulf War, 2003–09 Peacekeeping, 1947–present Materials Bronze