JOHN FRASER MEMORIAL PARK
SECOND LIEUT. JOHN FRASER, SON OF A SURFERS
PARADISE PIONEERING FAMILY, WAS KILLED IN ACTION IN
SOUTH VIETNAM ON 24.3.68, AGED 23.
A NATIONAL SERVICEMAN, HE DIED A HERO WHEN AFTER
ACTIVATING A JUMP UP MINE, HE STOOD FIRMLY UPON THE
DEVICE TO LIMIT ITS DESTRUCTIVE FORCE THUS SAVING
THE LIVES OF OTHER SERVICEMEN IN THE PLATOON.
THE FAMILY HOME WHERE JOHN FRASER GREW UP WAS
ONLY 100 METRES FROM THIS PARK AND AS A CHILD HE
LOVED TO FISH AND PLAY HERE.
THIS PARK IS DEDICATED TO THE MEMORY OF SECOND
LIEUT. JOHN FRASER AND ALL THE AUSTRALIAN
SERVICEMEN WHO PAID THE SUPREME SACRIFICE
DURING THE VIETNAM CONFLICT. |
