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Wagga Wagga Honour Roll and Eternal Flame Memorial

Wagga Wagga Honour Roll and Eternal Flame Memorial
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Korea and Vietnam names - Eternal Flame and Honour Roll
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Wagga Wagga Eternal Flame
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Description / Background

The memorial was originally erected in 1990 to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the landing at Gallipoli and to honour those from the Wagga Wagga district who served in the Second World War. It features a semi-circular memorial wall and an eternal flame, positioned in a circular pool. The wall contains multiple brass plaques bearing the names of more than 2,000 men and women who enlisted from the district and saw active service during the Second World War. 

The memorial is located in the Victory Memorial Gardens, adjacent to the memorial archway. It was designed to complement the structure and design of the archway and park, through its circular paving and classic appearance. In a ceremony on 24 May 1990, the monument incorporating the eternal flame was officially handed over by the President of the Wagga Wagga RSL sub-Branch, Maxwell E Morris, to the Mayor of Wagga Wagga, Alderman P Brassil. The flame was officially lit by the late Ted Drake, a First World War ex-serviceman. The honour roll and memorial was officially dedicated on 18 August 1991 by Archdeacon Stephen Williams, Father Wilfred Plunkett and Reverend Beth Howard.

More recently, the names of those who served in the Anglo-Boer War, Korea, Malaysia, Borneo, Vietnam, Somalia, East Timor, Iraq, Afghanistan, Women's Services, and Peacekeeping Missions have been added to the wall. 

The eternal flame was re-furbished in 2014-2015. It was re-dedicated on 24 February 2015 when the new flame was officially re-lit by Colin Bell, a Second World War veteran.

Inscription

Outer ring of stones on the Eternal Flame

Sacrifice, Vigilance, Liberty 

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
SE Bailey Second World War, 1939–45 view
Warrant Officer KR Baillie Second World War, 1939–45 432734 Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) view
Warrant Officer RG Bain Second World War, 1939–45 412879 Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) view
AK Baker Second World War, 1939–45 view
Private AA Baker Second World War, 1939–45 N203758 Australian Army - Second Australian Imperial Force (2nd AIF) view
Lance Corporal LR Baker Second World War, 1939–45 NX36506 Australian Army - Second Australian Imperial Force (2nd AIF) view
KJ Baker Second World War, 1939–45 view
Flying Officer MM Baker Second World War, 1939–45 412895 Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) view
Private LJ Baker Second World War, 1939–45 NX194873 (N203672) Australian Army - Second Australian Imperial Force (2nd AIF) view
GL Baker Second World War, 1939–45 view

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Address
Victory Memorial Gardens
Baylis and Morrow Streets
Wagga Wagga NSW 2650
Local Government Area
Wagga Wagga, City of
Setting
Garden/park
Location status
Original location
Memorial type
Wall
Other
Recorded by
Kenneth May. Graham Wilson
Year of construction
1990
Dedication date
18 August 1991
Conflict/s
South African War (Boer War), 1899–1902
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
Afghanistan, 2001–present
Iraq: the Second Gulf War, 2003–09
Peacekeeping, 1947–present
Materials
Brick
Bronze
Other