Virtual Tour of the Memorial

Sculpture Garden

The Memorial opened its Sculpture Garden in January 1999. Located to the west of the main building, it features the Merchant Seamen Roll of Honour on either side of the sculpture, Survivors, and memorials to the British Commonwealth Occupation Force and to Australian servicewomen. Throughout the grounds are other major commemorative works, including sculptures such as Simpson and his donkey, Australian serviceman, and Sir Edward "Weary" Dunlop, a work commemorating the medical staff who came to the aid of Australian prisoners of war in the Pacific in the Second World War.

One of Canberra's best loved icons, Sir Bertram Mackennal's War (or Bellona, as it is better known) was relocated to the Sculpture Garden in 1999. The sculpture portraying Bellona, Roman goddess of war, and made in 1906, is located near the Lone Pine tree. This tree was raised from one of the seeds of a pine cone sent home by an Australian soldier at Gallipoli to his mother. It was planted at the Memorial in 1934 in memory of all the sons of Australia who fell at Lone Pine.

Sculpture Garden
360° Panorama of the Sculpture Garden and Western Courtyard
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Patriotism by Paul Montford, ART41008 Simpson and his donkey 1915, Peter Corlett 1988, ART40993 Sculpture garden Commemorating Australian merchant seamen, ART27987 Australian soldier by Wallace Anderson, ART90166
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