Australia and Italy Second World War Memorial Wall, Cowra Middle Image Image 0 / 0 - Prev Next Description / Background This memorial is a polished red granite wall on a three-stepped polished black granite base. In the centre of the wall is an aperture which houses a sculpture of two bronze arms shaking hands. The monument was officially opened on Australia Day 1997 in honour of Australian and Italian service personnel who served or fell in the Second World War, and in recognition of the Italian prisoners of war and internees in Cowra during that time. It was manufactured by Granitex Pty. Limited. Inscription Wall "MAY WE NEVER FORGET THE PRICE OF PEACE" AUSTRALIA PEACE ITALIA PEACE DEDICATED TO OUR ENDURING FRIENDSHIP 26TH JANUARY 1997 Plaque IN MEMORY OF AUSTRALIAN AND ITALIAN SERVICE PERSONNEL WHO DIED DURING WWII, TO THOSE WHO WORKED AND WERE INTERNED AT THE COWRA PRISONER OF WAR CAMP AND IN RECOGNITION AND APPRECIATION OF THE VERY SIGNIFICANT CULTURAL, SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CONTRIBUTIONS TO AUSTRALIAN SOCIETY BY THE ITALIAN PEOPLE. Do you know more about this war Memorial? Click here to learn how you can contribute Sidebar Address Cnr Lynch and Kendall Streets Cowra NSW 2794 Local Government Area Cowra Shire Setting Roadside Memorial type Wall Recorded by Kent - Monument Australia Year of construction 1997 Dedication date 26 January 1997 Conflict/s Second World War, 1939–45