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The tablet commemorates those who died in service or were killed in action in World War Two.
The tablet, the design of which is the imprint of the hands and feet of a son of one of the fallen of World War Two and representing the youth of Yamba was unveiled at the memorial on the 2nd January 1949.
Memorial Tablet Unveiling 1949Location
| Address: | Queen Street, Base of Cenotaph, Yamba, 2464 |
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| State: | NSW |
| Area: | AUS |
| GPS Coordinates: | Lat: -29.436825 Long: 153.365444 Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate. |
Details
| Monument Type: | Plaque |
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| Monument Theme: | Conflict |
| Sub-Theme: | WW2 |
| Actual Event Start Date: | 03-September-1939 |
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| Actual Event End Date: | 15-August-1945 |
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| Link: | http://www.warmemorialsregister.nsw… |
Dedication
| Actual Monument Dedication Date: | Sunday 2nd January, 1949 |
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Front Inscription
Plaque:
They Died
[footprints between two handprints]
That These May Live
Plaque:
These Hands And Footprints Symbolise The
Many Thousands Of Children Who Were
Deprived Of The Opportunity Of Ever Having
Experienced The Love Of Their Father.
The Imprints Here Belong To
Stanley McDermid Whose Father,
Keith McDermid, Was
Killed In Action At Sanananda New Guinea
On 22nd December 1942.
Lest We Forget
Plaque:
They Died
[footprints between two handprints]
That These May Live
Plaque:
These Hands And Footprints Symbolise The
Many Thousands Of Children Who Were
Deprived Of The Opportunity Of Ever Having
Experienced The Love Of Their Father.
The Imprints Here Belong To
Stanley McDermid Whose Father,
Keith McDermid, Was
Killed In Action At Sanananda New Guinea
On 22nd December 1942.
Lest We Forget
Left Side Inscription
Back Inscription
Right Side Inscription
Inscription in Proximity
Source: MA,NRWMMonument details supplied by Monument Australia - www.monumentaustralia.org.au
