National Peacetime Service Memorial Project

The Injured Service Persons Association has embarked on a project to construct a memorial to honour and remember the Australian Defence Force (ADF) men and women who have died or been injured whilst training to go to war, on duty in peacetime service or on humanitarian aid overseas.

The memorial will be constructed at Russell Offices in Canberra, which is the ADF decision making centre.

The memorial design has been drafted and drawn up by a draftig service and reflects the Navy, Army and Air Force service within Australia.

The ISPA will be meeting with the Canberra National Committee to present the design for approval. It will then need to be approved by defence for it to be constructed at Russell Offices.

Costing of materials is currently being calculated.

Location of the Memorial

It is envisaged that the location of the memorial will be in the middle of the four main buildngs. The final location of the memorial is dependant on defence.

Dedication of the Memorial

We are hoping to have the memorial constructed by February 2014 so that the official dedication is on the 50th anniversary of the HMAS Melbourne and HMAS Voyager collision.

Fundraising

Memorial Project direct deposit.

BSB: 062597

Acc: 10691531