Virtual
War Memorial
Australia

KeswickM1 

KESWICK 5035

MEMORIAL: Monument 


LOCATION: Anzac Highway, Keswick Military Complex, on the north side of the main parade ground

ORIENTATION: South

DESCRIPTION: A memorial comprising four monuments enclosed within a three-sided rosemary hedge. The main section of the memorial faces south comprising two white marble boulders, a smaller in front of the larger with bronze plaques affixed to the faces. White painted angle faced concrete blocks with bronze plaques affixed face east and west respectively.

INSCRIPTIONS:
Front plaque:

HONOUR Logo of the "M" and "Z" Association ROLL

SOUTH AUSTRALIAN MEMBERS
OF
"M" AND "Z" SPECIAL UNITS,
INDEPENDENT COMPANIES & COMMANDO SQUADRONS
WHO PAID THE SUPREME SACRIFICE
IN WORLD WAR 2.

"Z" SPECIAL UNIT

LEST WE FORGET

Rear plaque:

LEST WE FORGET
Logo of "M" and "Z" Association
THIS MEMORIAL
IS DEDICATED TO THE MEMORY OF ALL MEMBERS OF
AUSTRALIAN INDEPENDENT COMPANIES
COMMANDO SQUADRONS
M & Z SPECIAL UNITS
WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES FOR THEIR COUNTRY
WORLD WAR 11 1939-1945

Colour patches of ten units

Left plaque:

SOUTH AUSTRALIANS WHO SERVED WITH INDEPENDENT COMPANIES, COMMANDO SQUADRONS AND M AND Z SPECIAL UNITS DURING WORLD WAR 2
 

Right plaque:

SOUTH AUSTRALIANS WHO SERVED WITH INDEPENDENT COMPANIES, COMMANDO SQUADRONS AMD M AND Z SPECIAL UNITS DURING WORLD WAR 2

MAINTAINED BY: Keswick Barracks

PECULIARITIES/DAMAGE: Nil

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT/DATE: 27 Feb 03