Morphett Vale Eternal Flame Memorial Garden and Walkway

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Location South Rd / Flaxmill Rd, Morphett Vale, Onkaparinga - South Australia, Australia
Type memorial
Description

A garden comprising a monument, memorial walkway, and eternal flame. Along the edge of the walkways are bronze plaques affixed to pavers, plaques are also affixed to concrete blocks on the other side of the paths. Surrounding the monument is a black granite base with the etched names of conflicts in which Australians have served, at the front arc are the words ETERNAL FLAME in bronze-plate letters. The gardens comprise rose bushes and rosemary. A pine tree is planted to the rear of the gardens.

 

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Inscription

Granite Base:

GULF WAR 2003

BOER WAR 1899-1901 monument KOREAN WAR 1950-1953

PEACE KEEPERS BOXER REBELLION 1900-1901

VIETNAM 1962-1973

MALAYAN EMERGENCY 1950-1960

WORLD WAR II 1939-1945

INDONESIAN CONFRONTATION 1963-1966

EAST TIMOR 2001

AFGHANISTAN 2002

WORLD WAR 1 1914-1918

GULF WAR 1991

 

 

Plaques: Blocks:

1:

RSL logo RSL Women's Auxiliary logo

IN APPRECIATION

OF THOSE WHO OFFERED THEIR LIVES

SEEKING FREEDOM FOR US AND OUR FAMILIES

 

MORPHETT VALE & DISTRICTS RSL

AND

MORPHETT VALE RSL WOMEN'S AUXILIARY

2:

RSL logo

IN RECOGNITION OF THE SACRIFICES

MADE BY THOSE WHO SERVED

IN THE CAUSE

OF FREEDOM AND DEMOCRACY

 

RETURNED AND SERVICES LEAGUE

OF AUSTRALIA

SOUTH AUSTRALIAN BRANCH

Condition

MAINTAINED BY: Onkaparinga Council

PECULIARITIES/DAMAGE: Spelling errors on plaques

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Names

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FORSYTH, David Roy

Service number SX11378
Corporal
2nd/43rd Infantry Battalion
Australian Military Forces (WW2)
Born 14 Sep 1917

ROBERTS, Thomas Alwyn

Service number 416905
Warrant Officer
No. 37 Squadron (RAF)
Royal Air Force
Born 30 Nov 1912

HANLEY, Maxwell Powell

Service number 43593
Warrant Officer Class 2
Australian Army Training Team Vietnam (AATTV)
Australian Army (Post WW2)
Born 6 Dec 1935

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