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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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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 Frank Schwind First World War, 1914–18 1739 Australian Army - First Australian Imperial Force (1st AIF) view
Private Percy Seckold First World War, 1914–18 1735 Australian Army - First Australian Imperial Force (1st AIF) Somme 1918 view
Private Don Simmons First World War, 1914–18 1730 Australian Army - First Australian Imperial Force (1st AIF) view
Private James Sinclair First World War, 1914–18 1731 Australian Army - First Australian Imperial Force (1st AIF) view
Private Harry Soames First World War, 1914–18 5464 Australian Army - First Australian Imperial Force (1st AIF) view
Sapper George Stearman First World War, 1914–18 1734 Australian Army - First Australian Imperial Force (1st AIF) view
Lance Corporal Arthur Stearman First World War, 1914–18 1733 Australian Army - First Australian Imperial Force (1st AIF) view
Private Arthur Stephenson First World War, 1914–18 1742 Australian Army - First Australian Imperial Force (1st AIF) view
Private George Sullivan First World War, 1914–18 1737 Australian Army - First Australian Imperial Force (1st AIF) view
Corporal Sydney Taylor First World War, 1914–18 1747 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