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Wagga Wagga Korea Memorial

Wagga Wagga Korea Memorial
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Description / Background

The bushrock memorial commemorates 43 Korean War veterans who remain missing from the battlefields of North Korea. Two dedication plaques honour the missing service personnel, the first plaque with a simple Latin Cross was developed by the Korean War Veterans Association. The second plaque was created following a community project in 2011 between the Australian Funeral Directors Association and the Korean War Veterans Association. The project identified thirteen plaques to be supported by Funeral Homes in various townships. 

The first plaque in the project was dedicated in Wollongong in December 2011, with other plaques planned for 2012 in commemoration of the 60th anniversary of the ending of the Korean War. 

The Wagga Wagga plaque was sponsored by John Dance and Son and was unveiled on 20 February 2012. The dedication ceremony included the local RSL sub-Branch, Korean War veterans and the sponsoring Funeral Directors.

Inscription

Plaque 1

In memory of
Korea 
1950 - 1956

Plaque 2

Lest We Forget
Our comrades who remain on the battlefield of North Korea

Army
Army 1 - 2 - 3 RAR
[Names]

RAAF
RAAF - 77 Squadron
[Names]

RAN
RAN - Fleet Air Arm - 805 Squadron
[Names]

Missing in Action their souls finding their way home

This plaque was generously donated by John Dance and Son Funeral Home as a community service project.

Veterans listed on this memorial

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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
Stone/bushrock
Recorded by
Ken May. Graham Wilson
Year of construction
2012
Dedication date
20 February 2012
Conflict/s
Korean War, 1950–53
Materials
Bronze
Other stone