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Gloucester 'Australia & the Vietnam War' Memorial

Gloucester 'Australia & the Vietnam War' Memorial
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Description / Background

A double-sided interpretative panel detailing an extensive summary of the Vietnam War, Australia's contribution to the war and several archival photographs. The board is constructed of wooden posts and a metal panel. It is held together with metal brackets and secured by concrete footings.

The board was unveiled on 13 May 2018. It is located directly inside the northern entrance to the Gloucester Memorial Park, off Hume Street.

Inscription

Top - both sides

Australia & the

Vietnam War

1962-1973

Bottom - both sides

This memorial was unveiled on May 13th, 2018

to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Battle for

FSB Coral and FSB Balmoral and is dedicated to all those

who served in the Vietnam War.

Lest we forget.

Veterans listed on this memorial

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Address
Gloucester Memorial Park
Hume Street
Gloucester NSW 2422
Local Government Area
Mid-Coast Council
Setting
Garden/park
Memorial type
Board/roll/plaque/tablet
Recorded by
Maxwell John Poole, Secretary of the Gloucester RSL Sub-Branch
Year of construction
2018
Dedication date
13 May 2018
Conflict/s
Vietnam War, 1962–75