Victoria Cross Memorial
Description
Wooden honour board set in glass case within a larger wooden cabinet. It is located in the Queen Victoria Building. Lists the names of Australians awarded the Victoria Cross.
The cabinet also includes:
- a painting by G. W. Thomas, on loan by permission of Queen Elizabeth II, of Queen Victoria presenting the first Victoria Crosses in London's Hyde Park on 26th June 1857
- a model of a Russian 64pdr cannon, which was captured at Sebastopol in 1854, crafted by apprentices from HMA Naval Dockyard, Garden Island, Sydney
Inscription
This plaque commemorates the visit of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Phillip Duke of Edinburgh to the Victoria Cross Memorial, Queen Victoria Building, in the presence of Sir Roden Cutler VC AK KCMG KCVO CBE, Private Edward Kenna VC WOII, Keith Payne VC on the occasion of the Sesquicentenary of the City of Sydney, 23rd February 1992.
Veterans listed on this memorial
| Last held rank | Given Name | Family Name | Conflicts | Fate | Service No. | Service | Unit at embarkation | Campaign | Read more |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lieutenant | A E | GABY | World War 1 | AIF | East of Villers-Bretonneux, France | view | |||
| Private | J H | GORDON | World War 2 | AIF | Near Jessine, Lebanon | view | |||
| Lance Corporal | B S | GORDON | World War 1 | AIF | Fargny Wood, east of Bray, France | view | |||
| Private | Percival Eric | Gratwick | Second World War, 1939–45 | Killed in action (KIA) | WX10426 | Australian Army - Second Australian Imperial Force (2nd AIF) | 2/48th Australian Infantry Battalion | North Africa 1940 - 1942 | view |
| Captain | R C | GRIEVE | World War 1 | AIF | Messines, Belgium | view | |||
| Private | Arthur Stanley | Gurney | Second World War, 1939–45 | Killed in action (KIA) | WX9858 | Australian Army - Second Australian Imperial Force (2nd AIF) | 2/48th Australian Infantry Battalion | North Africa 1940 - 1942 | view |
| Corporal | A C | HALL | World War 1 | AIF | Peronne, France | view | |||
| Private | John | HAMILTON | World War 1 | AIF | Lone Pine trenches, Gallipoli Peninsula, Turkey | view | |||
| Corporal | G J | HOWELL | World War 1 | AIF | Bullecourt, France | view | |||
| Captain | N R | HOWSE | South African Campaign | Army | Vredefort, Orange Free State | view |
Do you know more about this war memorial?
Address
George Street,
Queen Victoria Building,
Sydney NSW 2000
AustraliaLocal Government Area
- Sydney, City of
Setting
- Building – inside
Memorial type
- Board/roll/plaque/tablet
Recorded by
Mr John K. Wright, State Library of New South Wales.Established Date format:
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print 'Established date
';
print $new_date;
}
else{
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}Dedication date
31 October 1986 Conflict/s
- All conflicts