
RSL Middle East Veterans Commemorative
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19th Oct 2025
Belmore Park, 173 Auburn Street, Goulburn, NSW, 2580
Contact Details
Frank Wilcomes
[email protected]
0409 123 396
Event Details
Time: 11:00am – 11:30am
Veterans of the Afghanistan and Iraq wars will be among those honoured at a new commemorative service in Goulburn.
The Goulburn RSL Sub Branch will lead the Middle East Area of Operations National Commemorative Day at the Belmore Park honour role on Saturday, October 19th. It will be held after thedate declared by the NSW RSL for the service, allowing working men and women to attend.
The commemoration would also include veterans of East Timor and Solomon Islands peacekeeping missions.
Australia’s participation in Middle Eastern conflicts came at a cost. Forty-one lives were lost in Afghanistan while two service people died Iraq and Kuwait. Many returned with long-lasting physical and mental trauma.
The 30-minute October 10 commemoration starts at 11am. All ex-servicemen and women and members of the community are welcome.
For more information about the service, please contact the RSL Sub Branch.
The Goulburn RSL Sub Branch will lead the Middle East Area of Operations National Commemorative Day at the Belmore Park honour role on Saturday, October 19th. It will be held after thedate declared by the NSW RSL for the service, allowing working men and women to attend.
The commemoration would also include veterans of East Timor and Solomon Islands peacekeeping missions.
Australia’s participation in Middle Eastern conflicts came at a cost. Forty-one lives were lost in Afghanistan while two service people died Iraq and Kuwait. Many returned with long-lasting physical and mental trauma.
The 30-minute October 10 commemoration starts at 11am. All ex-servicemen and women and members of the community are welcome.
For more information about the service, please contact the RSL Sub Branch.
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