HMAS Sydney II Memorial

The monument commemorates the 645 service personnel who died when H.M.A.S. Sydney II was sunk on the 19th of November 1941.  The interior concave side of the Wall of Remembrance, situated at the memorial, bears the names of all 645 men who lost their lives. The centre-piece is a dome surmounted be seven pillars, representing the seven states and territories of Australia. The dome is made up of silver gulls that form a filigree canopy.