Regimental Square Explained

Royal Australian Regiment Memorial
Country:Australia
Commemorates:the campaigns of the Royal Australian Regiment in Korea, Malaya and Vietnam
Unveiled:8 December 1976
Coordinates:-33.8671°N 151.2069°W
Nearest Town:Sydney, Australia
Designer:Dennis Adams OAM

Regimental Square is a war memorial in the Wynyard area in the city centre of Sydney, Australia. An upgrade of the area was expected to be completed by mid-2016.[1]

Description

The memorial is in the form of a small, pedestrianised square, occupying the whole width of a section of Wynyard Street that adjoins George Street, a major thoroughfare. The memorial was erected to commemorate the campaigns of the Royal Australian Regiment in Korea, Malaya and Vietnam. A series of bronze sculptures of soldiers in action, are attached to a wall of Sydney sandstone, 8 metres long x 1.5 metres high. Dennis Adams OAM was commissioned, to create the memorial, by the Royal Australian Regiment Association, the funds acquired through subscriptions from members and friends, supplemented by a gift of $3,000 from the Government of South Korea. On 8 December 1976 the memorial was unveiled by the then Governor of New South Wales, Sir Roden Cutler.[2]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Regimental Square upgrade. nsw.gov.au. 6 April 2016.
  2. http://www.230battalion.org.au 2/30 Battalion Home Page