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Old 13-06-2008, 05:12 AM   #1 (permalink)
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The Shrine of Rememberance, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

The Shrine of Remembrance

Just popped across the road to the Shrine again at lunch time and discovered some more items of interest in the Crypt (Changi flag etc) which I hadn't been into before. Thought I might start a thread where I'll post pics of the Shrine and the grounds over time. The pics will be representative as there are more than 200 memorial trees (and plaques) that represent certain units around the grounds in addition to the statues etc. I'll put the rest in a gallery somewhere so as not to take up too much bandwidth here. Will post descriptions of the various features here.

Saw my first VC today (that I can remember seeing, not sure if Hendon has any but I was more interested in the aircraft at the age of 12!) but will post about that elsewhere.
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Aircraft from No. 60 Squadron levelling out for the "run in" to make a mast-head attack on a Japanese coaster off Akyab. Courtesy AWM.
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