Mascot Victory in Europe Memorial
Description
The memorial is a rectangular metal monument, positioned on a base made of the same material. It is inscribed with a dedication to those who served in the Second World War. The inscription specifically references Victory in Europe Day, also known as VE Day, which occured on 8 May 1945. Read more about VE Day at the Australian War Memorial website.
The memorial is positioned in a garden bed in Mascot Memorial Park, where commemorative services take place. It stands on the left-hand side of the Mascot War Memorial and faces the Mascot Victory in the Pacific Memorial.
Inscription
Victory in Europe
May 8 1945
Dedicated to the eternal memory
of those Australians who served in
the theatres of war contributing
to the ultimate victory in Europe
and the Middle East
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Address
Mascot Memorial Park
149 Coward Street
Mascot NSW 2020
AustraliaLocal Government Area
- Bayside Council
Setting
- Garden/park
Location status
Original locationMemorial type
- Monument
Recorded by
NSW War Memorials RegisterEstablished Date format:
$e_original_date = $entity->field_established['und'][0]['value'];
if (!empty($e_original_date)) {
$changed_date = strtotime($e_original_date);
$new_date = date("d F Y", $changed_date);
print 'Established date
';
print $new_date;
}
else{
print '';
}Conflict/s
- Second World War, 1939–45