Australian Vietnam Forces National Memorial

The Australian Vietnam Forces National Memorial is located on Anzac Parade, Campbell in Canberra. This memorial is dedicated to all those Australians who served in Vietnam from 1962 to 1973.

The Memorial is accessed via paved pathway approach. Three concrete stelae, rising from a shallow moat, form the dramatic centre & enclose a space for quiet contemplation. A low stone block is both a seat & a place for laying memorial tributes. Fixed to the right wall are 33 inscriptions, quotations intended to recall events of military & political importance. The photograph, etched on the rear wall, shows soldiers waiting to be airlifted to the Australian base at Nui Dat after Operation Ullmarah. The walls offer anchors for wires that suspend a halo of stones: A scroll containing the names of Australians who died in Vietnam is sealed into one of the stones. Six seats surround the memorial, each dedicated to an Australian serviceman missing in action in Vietnam.

Accessible toilets can be found 1km away at the Canberra Centre on Bunda Street & Campbell Neighbourhood Oval. Accessible parking can be found at the Australian War Memorial.