Forbes Cenotaph Middle Image Image Image Image Image Image 0 / 0 - Prev Next Description / Background Stone cenotaph with statues of four service personnel on top. The cenotaph is set on two brick steps and the names and dates of various conflicts are inscribed in gold and black lettering on the front of the monument. The cenotaph is surrounded by walls, bearing an honour roll inscribed on black stone plaques. The roll was unveiled on 17 June 2000. Inscription Cenotaph - front Afghanistan 2001 Iraq 2003 2009 East Timor 1999 2013 Somalia 1992 1995 Vietnam 1962 1973 Malaya 1948 1960 1963 1966 Korea 1950 1953 Lest We Forget To Our Glorious Dead 1939 - 1945 1914 - 1918 Cenotaph - back Their Name Liveth For Ever More Wall plaque Honour Roll unveiled on Saturday 17th of June 2000 by Major General P. J. Cosgrove A.C. M.C. The last commander of Australian Forces on active service in the twentieth century * Denotes Killed in Action Do you know more about this war Memorial? Click here to learn how you can contribute Sidebar Address Victoria Park Newell Highway and Court Street Forbes NSW 2871 Local Government Area Forbes Shire Setting Roadside Location status Original location Memorial type Cenotaph Wall Recorded by Trevor Currey Hon/Sec Forbes RSL. Transcriptions Forbes Public School, Gemma Madge Year of construction 11-11-1938 Dedication date 11 November 1938 Conflict/s First World War, 1914–18 Second World War, 1939–45 Korean War, 1950–53 Malayan Emergency, 1950–60 Indonesian Confrontation, 1963–66 Vietnam War, 1962–75 Afghanistan, 2001–present Iraq: the Second Gulf War, 2003–09 Peacekeeping, 1947–present Materials Concrete Granite Marble Sandstone