Regimental Square is a war memorial in the
Wynyard area in the
city centre of
Sydney
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,
Australia
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. An upgrade of the area was expected to be completed by mid-2016.
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
The Royal Australian Regiment (RAR) is the parent administrative regiment for regular infantry battalions of the Australian Army and is the senior infantry regiment of the Royal Australian Infantry Corps. It was originally formed in 1948 as a t ...
in
Korea
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,
Malaya and
Vietnam
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. 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
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. On 8 December 1976 the memorial was unveiled by the then
Governor of New South Wales,
Sir Roden Cutler.
2/30 Battalion Home Page
', 21 February 2009.
Gallery
Image:Regimental_Square_3.jpg, List of the members of the RAR 7th battalion killed in Vietnam 1967–68 and 1970–71.
Image:Regimental_Square_4.jpg, List of the members of the RAR 8th battalion killed in Malaysia 1967–69 and Vietnam 1969–70.
Image:Regimental_Square_5.jpg, List of the members of the RAR 9th battalion killed in South Vietnam 1968–69.
Image:Regimental_Square_11.jpg, Explanation of the memorial.
See also
* Royal Australian Regiment
The Royal Australian Regiment (RAR) is the parent administrative regiment for regular infantry battalions of the Australian Army and is the senior infantry regiment of the Royal Australian Infantry Corps. It was originally formed in 1948 as a t ...
References
External links
Royal Australian Regiment Association NSW
{{Sydney landmarks
Australian military memorials
Buildings and structures in Sydney
Sydney central business district