点评:Located in Kings Park, overlooking Perth, is a fitting place for the memorial. The iconic State War Memorial, along with other memorials throughout the park, honours the fallen from all wars in which Australia has participated. The area comprises of five main elements: the Cenotaph, Court of Contemplation, Flame of Remembrance, Pool of Reflection and ANZAC Bluff Commemorative Plaque. The Flame of Remembrance burns continuously. The four torches of the Flame represent the Navy, Army, Air Force and Women’s Services. Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II lit the Flame of Remembrance in the year 2000 from the Eternal Flame at the Australian War Memorial in Canberra. The granite walls of the pool are inscribed with lettering inviting visitors to the memorial to “Let Silent Contemplation Be Your Offering” while lettering inscribed on the opposite side reads “We Will Remember Them”.
Plaques surrounding the pool honour the fifteen Victoria Cross and two George Cross recipients from Western Australia across the Boer War, First World War and Second World War.
翻译:这座纪念碑坐落于国王公园,俯瞰珀斯,堪称理想的地点。标志性的州战争纪念碑与公园内的其他纪念碑一起,纪念着澳大利亚参与的所有战争中的阵亡将士。纪念碑区域由五个主要部分组成:纪念碑、沉思庭院、纪念之火、反思池和澳新军团悬崖纪念牌匾。纪念之火持续燃烧。四支火炬分别代表海军、陆军、空军和妇女服务队。2000年,英国女王伊丽莎白二世在堪培拉澳大利亚战争纪念碑的长明火上点燃了纪念之火。水池的花岗岩墙壁上镌刻着文字,邀请游客前往纪念碑前“让默默的沉思成为您的奉献”,而水池的另一侧则镌刻着“我们将铭记他们”。
游泳池周围的牌匾纪念了西澳大利亚在布尔战争、第一次世界大战和第二次世界大战中十五位维多利亚十字勋章获得者和两位乔治十字勋章获得者。