Lest we forget
Lest we forget is a memorial in Australian Capital Territory, Australia. Lest we forget is situated nearby to the university Australian Defence Force Academy, as well as near the government building Military Administration Building.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Australian Defence Force Academy and Mount Pleasant.
Australian Defence Force Academy
University
The Australian Defence Force Academy is a tri-service military academy that provides military and academic education for junior officers of the Australian Defence Force in the Royal Australian Navy, Australian Army and Royal Australian Air Force as well as international trainee officers from a variety of countries. Australian Defence Force Academy is situated 180 metres northeast of Lest we forget.
Mount Pleasant
Scenic viewpoint
Photo: Nick Dowling, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Mount Pleasant is a hill with an elevation of 663 metres AHD that is located in the north-eastern suburbs of Canberra in the Australian Capital Territory, Australia. Mount Pleasant is situated 1 km southwest of Lest we forget.
Royal Military College
Military installation
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Royal Military College, Duntroon, also known simply as Duntroon, is the Australian Army's officer training establishment. It was founded at Duntroon in Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, in 1911, and is situated at the foot of Mount Pleasant near Lake Burley Griffin, close to the Department of Defence headquarters at Russell Hill. Royal Military College is situated 690 metres southeast of Lest we forget.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Russell Offices and Parliamentary Triangle.
Russell Offices
Neighborhood
Photo: Nick Dowling, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Russell Offices, also referred to as Russell or RO, is a complex of office buildings located in Russell, a suburb of Canberra, constituting the seat of the Australian Department of Defence and part of the administrative headquarters of the Australian Defence Force.
Parliamentary Triangle
Neighborhood
The National Triangle, also known as the Parliamentary Triangle, is the ceremonial precinct of Canberra, containing some of Australia's most significant buildings.
Civic
Photo: JJ Harrison, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Canberra's downtown area, Civic is what is now Walter Burley Griffin's design for a Civic Centre. Established in 1927, this is Canberra's central business district and one of its oldest centres, surrounded by the rest of North Canberra, Acton and Lake Burley Griffin.
Lest we forget
- Type: Memorial
- Inscription: “The Aleepo Pines flanking this stone were propogated frm the ‘Lone Pine’ which gave its name to the famous battle in which Australian troops participated on the Gallipoli Peninsular in 1915. They were donated by the RSL on Remembrance Day 11 Nov 1987”
- Category: historic site
- Location: Australian Capital Territory, Australia, Oceania
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-35.29251° or 35° 17′ 33″ southLongitude
149.16364° or 149° 9′ 49″ eastOpen location code
4RPFP547+XFOpenStreetMap ID
node 13826793063OpenStreetMap feature
historic=memorial
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