In attendance were wing commander John Glover RFD, Bamawm CWA president Margaret Davis, Bamawm Recreation Reserve president Garry Mundie and Campaspe Shire Council mayor Chrissy Weller.
Mr Glover and Ms Davis did the honours of unveiling the wall before Tom Davis gave a brief history of the site.
“In 1911, three acres were annexed off from the Recreation Reserve for the RSL and in 1922, a memorial was dedicated followed by an evening service in the hall,” Mr Davis said.
“This was updated in 1995 to include World War II.
“The memorial wall was a vision by the Bamawm CWA.”
In his dedication, Mr Glover listed the local heroes whose names are on the memorial, detailing when they died, and where they are buried, if known.
“This memorial wall is Bamawm’s way of saying thank you to those veterans who enlisted from this area and is a declaration that we will remember them,” Mr Glover said.
“You have not failed the men whom you honour,” he said.
“These men were long-honoured in the hearts of their families, most of whom have now passed away, but this memorial demonstrates for ever that they are still honoured in the community from where they departed in order to serve.”
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