Albany
Albany is the largest town in the South with a
population of 16000 plus and is a major port,in WW1 it was the
major departure port for troops leaving the Antipodes for Europe.
The Memorial stands in the grounds of The Anglican Church in York
Street,on the lower base stone is a plaque honouring those who
fell in Korea( one name) and Vietnam,two names. Above this, on
the upper base stone, is a larger plaque honouring those who fell
in WW2, a total of fortytwo. the die stone records those who fell
in WW1and has ninetythree names inscribed including one Nurse. On
Mount Clarence, overlooking the town and the harbour, is the
Memorial to the Mounted Desert Corps* (above
left) which, comprising Australian and New Zealand Light Horse
units, operated in the Middle East in WW 1. Originally erected in
Cairo in 1923 it was wrecked in 1956 during the conflict over
ownership of the Suez Canal. Parts of the metal casting were
recovered and shipped to Australia where this replica was made.
In a reciprocal agreement in 1985 the channel leading into
Princess Harbour was officially named Ataturk Channel whilst the
Turkish Govt. offically named the beach at Gallipoli where the
Australian and New Zealand troops landed "Anzac Cove".
In 2002 a statue of Mustafa Kamal Ataturk* (above right) was erected
overlooking the Channel.
* The Desert Corps is credited as the last
unit to make a cavalary charge against enemy forces in modern
warfare.
* Commanded Turkish Army at Gallipoli. In
1923 assumed power in Turkey and turned it into a modern secular
State