Memorials in or around Albany
Desert Mounted Corps
The ‘Desert Mounted Corps’ memorial sometimes referred to as ‘The ANZAC memorial’ is located at the top of Mount Clarence. It was originally erected in Port Said, Egypt as a means to remember the sacrifices of the men of the Australian Light Horse, The New Zealand Mounted Rifles, the Imperial Camel Corps and the Australian Flying Corps and depicts one Australian and one New Zealand horsemen with their mounts, confronted by a bursting shell. Damaged during the Suez Crisis in 1956, it was returned to Australia in March 1960, re-cast and re-mounted on part of the original base which still shows signs of bullet damage. Unveiled by the then Prime Minister, Rt Hon Sir Robert Menzies on 11 October 1964.
Albany War Memorial
Located at the corner of York St and Peels Place Nr St Johns’ Church. The monument is of granite quarried from nearby Mount Melville and stands 7 metres tall. It was unveiled by the then Governor, Sir Francis Newdegate in 1921 and honours those persons from Albany who lost their lives in WW1, WW2, Korea and Vietnam.
St Johns’ Church
Consecrated in 1848, the tradition of Anzac Day Dawn Service began here when Padre Arthur White led his parishioners to the summit of Mount Clarence at dawn, 25th April 1930.
South East Asia / Vietnam Memorial
Located at the National Anzac Centre Forts Road Mt Clarence (on the granite piece right of centre)
US Submariners Memorial
Located to the left of the National Anzac Centre, the memorial is dedicated to the US Navy submariners who served in Australia during World War Two. Of 521 patrols, 52 submarines with 374 officers and 3131 sailors were lost. . . .
‘Still on Patrol’
ANZAC Peace Park
Located at the bottom of York Street on the shoreline of Princess Royal Harbour, the park is designated to commemorate the departure of soldiers who served in the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps during World War One, and for many of those troops, Albany was to be the last they saw of their homeland. Opened in 2010, it is now the site of the Anzac Day service held annually at 10.00am on 25th April. The park has many features which include the Memorial Wall, the Lone Pine Grove planted with Aleppo Pines which can be found on the Lone Pine ridge at Gallipoli, and to the right of the main park area can be found the Pier of Remembrance out into the harbour.
Merchant Navy Memorial
Located adjacent to the Sub Mariners Memorial and to the left of the National Anzac Centre.
Nurses Memorial Garden
Located in Proudlove Parade below the pedestrian bridge connecting Stirling Terrace with the Entertainment Centre, the garden memorial, also known as the RSL Memorial Gardens was dedicated on 28th March 1937. It commemorates nurses who served in the Boer War, World War One and subsequent conflicts.
Avenue Of Honour
On the Apex Drive access road to the Desert Mounted Corps Memorial on Mount Clarence, the drive is lined by Swamp Mahogany (Eucalyptus Robusta), each one bearing a plaque in memory of a fallen service person. The avenue was stablished in 1956 and in 2022, signs have been erected which contain QR codes which provide information to each of the plaques. The QR codes were developed by the students from John Calvin School.
The above information is located on the Avenue of HonourOne of the many Plaques located at the base of each tree on the ‘Avenue of Honour’