Lest We Forget
Memorial Display
Part One
During
the "visitors season" tourists are welcome to browse a representative
display of
War Memorabilia – books, photos, medals etc. at 6 Alfred
St Charleville Qld
Whose Memorabilia?
This project started out to be a public display in the Warrego Club prior
to Anzac Day 2003. It was envisaged that the display would continue there
until the summer of 2003-2004 when it would return to its home at 6 Alfred
St Charleville.
Items are taken from
the collection of VX37329 BDR R.H.G. Jelley (“Tich”), 4th Anti Tank Regt,
8th Division. A.I.F. These comprise medals, photographs, maps, articles,
stories and original poems relating to the construction by Prisoners of
War of the infamous Burma Siam Railway.
Other exhibits encompass representative material from the RAN, AIF, RAAF
including currently serving members of the Australian Military Forces.
The items on display represent only a very small fraction of what is held
locally.
The Objective
To establish a permanent Lest We Forget Memorial Display &
Educational Centre in Charleville.
Due to the space constraint the current display is a representative sample of the items that reside locally. When a permanent "home" is found then the exhibition will be several times its current size.
There is sufficient material now on display to occupy a visitor for an hour or so browsing, reading, questioning and listening to stories.
There is a quiet comfortable place to sit outside on the verandah overlooking the paddocks leading down to the Warrego River. This green pasture of untamed grass is a wild and lovely play space to children and animals alike. The calls of the birds, the laughter of children romping and running accompanied by their ever faithful dogs, sometimes goats, and often mates riding ponies bareback is a wake up call to the truly important things of life.
"They gave their tomorrows for our todays" -- Lest We Forget.