Front arch
Lest We Forget
Front plinth
[Emblems]
In memory of those who paid the supreme sacrifice.
Plaque 1
Ballina R.S.L. Sub Branch
R.S.L. Memorial unveiled on the 7th November, 1993 by Mr. G. E. (Rusty) Priest
The N.S.W. State President of the Returned and Serviced League of Australia
Plaque 2
This Flagpole replaces the original flagpole donated by the Richmond River War Widows Association on 7 No. 1993
Plaque 3
Malayan Emergency
The Malayan Emergency was declared on 18 June 1948 after three estate managers were murdered in Perak, northern Malay by guerrillas of the Malayan Communist Party (MCP), an outgrowth of the anti-Japanese guerrilla movement which had emerged during the Second World War. Lasting 13 years, the Malayan Emergency was the longest continuous military commitment in Australia's history. 7,000 Australians served in the Malayan Emergency from which 39 were killed and 20 were wounded.
Dedicated to all that served
We honour & remember their sacrifice
Lest we forget
Plaque 4
Indonesian Confrontation - 1962-1968
Between 1962 and 1966, Indonesia and Malaysia fought a small undeclared war which involved Australia, New Zealand and Britain. Australian units that fought during the confrontation did so as part of a large British and Commonwealth force under British command. 3,500 Australian Defence Force personnel from 3RAR and 4RAR, the Royal Australian Navy and several Royal Australian Air Force Squadrons served in the Indonesian Confrontation. 16 Australians were killed and 9 were wounded in this confrontation.
Dedicated to all that served
We honour & remember their sacrifice
Lest we forget
Plaque 5
In Memory of the 60,000 men and women of the Australian defence force who served in the Vietnam War 1962-1975. We honour and remember their sacrifice especially the 521 who made the supreme sacrifice.
This monument was dedicated on the 18th August 2016 to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Battle of Long Tan in the presence of memories of the Ballina Sub-Branch