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Wagga Wagga RSL Club Kangaroos Recruiting March 100th Anniversary Memorial

Wagga Wagga RSL Club Kangaroos Recruiting March 100th Anniversary Memorial
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Wagga Wagga RSL Club Kangaroos Recruiting March 100th Anniversary Memorial
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Description / Background

The Wagga Wagga RSL Club Kangaroos Recruiting March 100th Anniversary Memorial is a modern metal monument, tapered towards the top in the style of an obelisk. On its sides is a map of the route taken by the Wagga and District enlistees as they joined the march. The memorial is accompanied by a flagpole and a plinth featuring the dedication 'Lest we forget'.

This tribute to those who served was dedicated on 1 December 2015 to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the Kangaroos Recruiting March, which began in December 1915. The War Memorial Museum has published a short history of the march online. They state the march left Wagga Wagga and passed through the towns of Junes, Illabo, Bethungra, Cootamundra, Wallenbean, Galong, Goondah, Binalong, Bowning, Yass, Goulburn, Wingello, Bundanoon, Sutton Forest, Moss Vale, Mittagong, Picton, Camden, Campbelltown, Petersham, and arrived at The Domain in Sydney. It was the longest recruiting march held during the First World War, spanning 563 kilometres.

Also in Wagga Wagga are plaques located on Anzac Avenue at the Victory Memorial Gardens, which were dedicated for the march on the same day. 

Inscription

Front

100 years

Back

[Names]

Plinth

Lest We Forget

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
Private James Holloway First World War, 1914–18 1661 Australian Army - First Australian Imperial Force (1st AIF) view
Private William Hyland First World War, 1914–18 5349 Australian Army - First Australian Imperial Force (1st AIF) view
Second Lieutenant Alan Jackson First World War, 1914–18 1674 Australian Army - First Australian Imperial Force (1st AIF) Somme 1918 view
Sergeant Arthur Kearns First World War, 1914–18 1676 Australian Army - First Australian Imperial Force (1st AIF) view
Private Richard Kenny First World War, 1914–18 1678 Australian Army - First Australian Imperial Force (1st AIF) view
Private Sid Keyes First World War, 1914–18 5400 Australian Army - First Australian Imperial Force (1st AIF) Somme 1918 view
Private William Ledwell First World War, 1914–18 1684 Australian Army - First Australian Imperial Force (1st AIF) Somme 1916 - 1917 view
Private Jack Mansfield First World War, 1914–18 1697 Australian Army - First Australian Imperial Force (1st AIF) view
Private Fred McAlister First World War, 1914–18 1695 Australian Army - First Australian Imperial Force (1st AIF) view
Sergeant Thomas McCrory First World War, 1914–18 1694 Australian Army - First Australian Imperial Force (1st AIF) view

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Address
Wagga RSL Club
Dobbs Street
Wagga Wagga NSW 2650
Local Government Area
Wagga Wagga, City of
Setting
Garden/park
Location status
Original location
Memorial type
Monument
Recorded by
Graham Wilson
Year of construction
2015
Dedication date
01 December 2015
Conflict/s
First World War, 1914–18
Materials
Metal