Bomber Command Commemorative Day 1 June 2014 – Events Around Australia

Sunday 1 June 2014 will see the annual Bomber Command Commemorative Day take place in locations around Australia. The headline event, as usual, is a weekend of activities and ceremonies in Canberra but there will be ceremonies taking place right across the country:

  • Canberra:
    • Sunday June 1 2014, 10.50am for 11.00, at the Bomber Command Memorial, Sculpture Garden, Australian War Memorial
    • Canberra will also host a Meet & Greet function at the War Memorial on Saturday night and a Luncheon following the ceremony on Sunday. Further details to come.
  • Brisbane:
    • Sunday 1 June 2014, 10.15am for 11.00 at Memorial Gardens, front gates of RAAF Amberley. Contact: Ted Vowles, 0418 758 072 or 07 3396 3004
  • Adelaide:
    • Sunday 1 June 2014, 11.00am at Air Force Memorial, Torrens Parade Ground, Victoria Drive, Adelaide. Contact: Dave Helman dave.helman@internode.on.net
  • Perth:
    • Sunday 25 May 2014, 10.00am at RAAFA (WA) Headquarters, 2 Bull Creek Dr, Bull Creek. Contact: Grahame Bland, RAAFA (WA) State President, 08 9311 4445
  • Melbourne:
    • Sunday 1 June, 2014, 2.00pm at Nurses Memorial Centre, 431 St Kilda Rd [entrance off Slater Rd]. Tram Stop No. 23. Contact Robyn Bell, 03 9890 3107.
    • Note the change of venue, a temporary measure for this year only due to ongoing renovations at the Shrine of Remembrance
  • Sydney:
    • Details TBA