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Many memorials and monuments are located in the city of Bathurst. This tour directs you on a 1 hour walk explaining the significance of each one.
Start your walk in Machattie Park at the Freeman Gates located in Keppel Street. These gates and pillars are Victorian cast iron and were previously located at ‘Delaware' in Russell Street. They were erected in memory of Captain Maurice J Freeman, pilot, KIA.
Details of his death are on the gate. Brothers Pat and Terry also enlisted in the RAAF. Maurice's father, Michael, joined the Royal Australian Engineers when his three sons entered the RAAF. He was accidentally killed with three other soldiers from a bomb blast while they were cutting and sawing wood at J Block, Bathurst Military Camp.
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