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North - Northeast, Tasmania

Max Harris Reserve & Memorial Rose Garden

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Lest We Forget - plaque, cenotaph, and Bofors gun
The Cenotaph at the Max Harris Memorial Reserve
The Australian flag flys above one othe Bofors guns

Max Harris Reserve & Memorial Rose Garden

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Free

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GEORGE TOWN REMEMBERS George Town honours and remembers those who served. The Max Harris Reserve & Memorial Rose Garden was opened in 1998. Max Harris was a prisoner of war in Changi during World War Two. The reserve contains the ANZAC cenotaph, the sculpture is a clear cylinder containing a rifle and a helmet. Another feature is the Avenue of Honour, a tree-lined path of thirty-two trees in honour of the servicemen who served in World War One. Their names and service details are displayed at the base of each tree. Saluting their service : Two Bofors anti-aircraft auto-cannon are displayed in honour of Clarence Andrews (RAN - H2031) and Athol Geale (AIF - VX64649). In memory of the community's returned and fallen servicemen and women. Lest We Forget.

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1 Anzac Drive, North - Northeast, George Town, Tasmania, Australia, 7253

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6382 8800
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