Memorial Walk CBD Secondary teacher resource.pdf
Memorial Walk CBD Secondary teacher resource.pdf Memorial Walk CBD Secondary teacher resource.pdf
Student questions (1) What do the letters RSSILA and RSL represent? The Returned Soldiers and Sailors Imperial League of Australia and the Returned and Services League. (2) How does the RSL honour those people who served their country in times of war? Answer from background information, notes from RSL talk or www.rsl.org.au. (3) What is its current role 60 years after World War II and 30 years after the end of Australia’s involvement in the Vietnam War? Your answer can be based upon research from the RSL website at www.rsl.org.au or listening to a talk from an RSL representative. Students can obtain information either from an from RSL talk (if arranged by the teacher) or from the RSL website at www.rsl.org.au. Additional Information/Notes Background information taken from the RSL official website – www.rsl.org.au Teachers wishing to arrange a representative from the RSL to talk to their students will need to contact their Head Office on (08) 8232 0322. The RSL are happy to provide someone to speak to students on most days provided teachers have made a booking. 7
3 PATHWAY OF HONOUR Background Information Time to allow: 20 minutes. The Pathway of Honour was established with the support of the Adelaide City Council and named in consultation with South Australian Ex-Service Organisations in the 1990s. The Pathway of Honour runs between King William St and Kintore Ave behind Government House. Women who served in World War II Commemorates all those women who served in the Armed Forces in various roles, including nurses during World War II. 10 th Battalion (1st AIF) Commemorates the 10 th Battalion (formerly Adelaide Rifles) which was raised in South Australia and was part of the first wave of 1500 Australian soldiers to land at Anzac Cove Gallipoli on the morning of the 25 April 1915. British Commonwealth Occupation Forces ( B.C.O.F) Commemorates service personnel responsible for enforcing the terms of the surrender with the Japanese after World War II. The Reserve Forces of South Australia Commemorates all those South Australian men and women who have served as reserves from the Boer War onwards. 7 th Division Commemorates those who served in the Seventh Division in World War II. Medical Corps World War II Commemorates those who served in the Medical Services raised in South Australia during World War II, including Hospital and Field Ambulance Units. Malaya/Borneo Commemorates those who served in Malaya and Borneo post World War II. 2/3 rd Australian Machine Gun Battalion Commemorates a unit which was formed in South Australia under the command of Lt Col. A.S. Blackburn V.C. and after serving in the successful campaign in Syria in mid 1941 surrendered to the Japanese in Java (Indonesia) in early 1942. 27 Australian Infantry Battalion (AIF) The S.A. Scottish Regiment Commemorates those members of the S.A. Scottish community that served in this unit as part of the AIF (Australian Imperial Forces). Arctic Convoy Veterans Commemorates those who served in the convoys in World War II which supplied Russia, a wartime ally, in its fight against Germany on the Eastern Front. 2/27 th Battalion (2nd AIF) Commemorates the 2/27 th Infantry Battalion which was raised in South Australia and served in the Middle East before joining the battle of the Kokoda Track. They also served in the "Battle of the Beachheads" which marked the end of the enemy presence in Papua in January 1943. Australian Special Air Service Regiment This memorial is dedicated to all members of the Australian Special Air Service Regiment past and present and to those who have been injured or killed in training and on operational service. Royal Australian Artillery Commemorates members of various Artillery regiments. Normandy Veterans Commemorates those who served at Normandy in France in 1944 in World War II when the allies established beachheads on the French coast. 8
- Page 1 and 2: Memorial Walk Secondary Teacher Res
- Page 3 and 4: 1 WOMEN’S WAR MEMORIAL Background
- Page 5 and 6: 2 TORRENS PARADE GROUND Background
- Page 7: 2 THE RSL ( Torrens Drill Hall - RS
- Page 11 and 12: (6) 2/43 rd BATTALION How many awar
- Page 13 and 14: suggesting a suitable site for the
- Page 15 and 16: (14) Locate three names on the Worl
- Page 17 and 18: 5 BOER WAR MEMORIAL Background Info
- Page 19 and 20: 8 AUSTRALIAN LIGHT HORSE and WAR HO
- Page 21 and 22: (10) Provide a brief overview of th
- Page 23 and 24: (2) Please read the information und
- Page 25 and 26: 10 ADELAIDE GENERAL POST OFFICE Bac
- Page 27 and 28: 11 ADELAIDE TOWN HALL Background In
- Page 29 and 30: HONOUR BOARDS and ROLLS Background
- Page 31: (iii) Locate the names highlighted
Student questions<br />
(1) What do the letters RSSILA and RSL represent?<br />
The Returned Soldiers and Sailors Imperial League of Australia and the Returned and<br />
Services League.<br />
(2) How does the RSL honour those people who served their country in times of war?<br />
Answer from background information, notes from RSL talk or www.rsl.org.au.<br />
(3) What is its current role 60 years after World War II and 30 years after the end of<br />
Australia’s involvement in the Vietnam War? Your answer can be based upon<br />
research from the RSL website at www.rsl.org.au or listening to a talk from an RSL<br />
representative.<br />
Students can obtain information either from an from RSL talk (if arranged by the<br />
<strong>teacher</strong>) or from the RSL website at www.rsl.org.au.<br />
Additional Information/Notes<br />
Background information taken from the RSL official website – www.rsl.org.au<br />
Teachers wishing to arrange a representative from the RSL to talk to their students will<br />
need to contact their Head Office on (08) 8232 0322. The RSL are happy to provide<br />
someone to speak to students on most days provided <strong>teacher</strong>s have made a booking.<br />
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