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 | Campaign | Read more |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Temporary corporal | L C | WEATHERS | World War 1 | North of Peronne, France | view | |||
| WOII | K A | WHEATLEY | Vietnam War | Quang Ngai Provence, South Vietnam | view | |||
| Sergeant | J W | WHITTLE | World War 1 | West of Boursies and Lagincourt, France | view | |||
| Private | J P | WOODS | World War 1 | Near Le Verguier, northwest of St. Quentin, France | view | |||
| Lieutenant | G G | WYLLY | South African Campaign | Warm Bad, Transvaal | view |
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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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$new_date = date("d F Y", $changed_date);
print 'Established date
';
print $new_date;
}
else{
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}Dedication date
31 October 1986 Conflict/s
- All conflicts