New South Wales Garden of Remembrance (Rookwood Necropolis)

Details

Location Memorial Avenue, Rookwood, Auburn - New South Wales, Australia
Type memorial_planting
Description

The NSW Garden of Remembrance was constructed adjacent to the Sydney War Cemetery, within the Rookwood Necropolis, in the early 1960s. The Garden was expanded several times and in the late 1980s was completely redeveloped. The new Garden was opened by the then Minister for Veterans' Affairs, the Hon Ben Humphreys, MP, on 18 October 1991.

The NSW Garden of Remembrance has a plaque capacity of 100,000 and has recently undergone structural works to provide more commemorative wall space. There are currently over 73,500 plaques displayed.

The central archway of the main entrance building houses the register books which list the wall and panel number of each individual plaque.

The central pathway between the walls leads to a circular lower bed which contains a red granite stone and commemorative plaque.

The path continues to a fountain which cascades into a gently flowing race of river stones which encircle a steel belvedere. To the rear of the belvedere is an arbour, in which a plaque recording the opening of the redeveloped garden is located. To the left, lies the contemplation area and to the right a small summer house.

Throughout spring, summer and autumn the gardens bloom with roses and rosemary, flowers symbolising remembrance.

The individual details of commemorations within the NSW Garden of Remembrance complement the other 243,000 commemorations maintained by the Office of Australian War Graves in 72 war cemeteries and plots, nine other Gardens of Remembrance and interments in 2,000 locations.

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Built 1960
Opened Not yet discovered
Inscription

Those who are honoured in this garden of remembrance died as the result of service in the armed forces of the Commonwealth. Their remains rest in places where proper commemoration cannot be given or were cremated and the ashes scattered. Their name liveth for evermore.

Condition

Good

Names

Showing 8 people of interest from memorial

NOON, James Thomas

Service number 1596
Corporal
17th Infantry Battalion
AIF WW1
Born 5 Jan 1881

WATERFORD, John Arthur

Service number NX40436
Private
2nd/18th Infantry Battalion
Australian Military Forces (WW2)
Born 18 Feb 1920

FITZGERALD, Henry Chester

Service number 219
Lieutenant
19th Infantry Battalion
AIF WW1
Born 21 Jun 1896

PEARSON, Raymond Leslie

Service number 24691
Private
Born 11 Oct 1931

HANSEN, Bryant Victor

Service number 218451
Lance Corporal
1st Field Squadron
RAE
Australian Army (Post WW2)
Born 17 Mar 1949

MELLING, Thomas Henry

Service number 137
Corporal
33rd Infantry Battalion
AIF WW1
Born 30 Mar 1886

WRIGHT, Henry James

Service number 151
Private
14th Infantry Battalion
AIF WW1
Born 1888

RHODES, Maxwell Lachlan

Service number 2796378
Private
Born 12 Dec 1948

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