Galston War Memorial
Description
World War 1 Obelisk made of local sandstone surmounted by a sandstone canon. Marble plaques on four sides of the obelisk. World War 2 and multipl conflicts. Bronze plaques on commemorative stones.
For more information on those commemorated, see the Hornsby Shire Council Library listing here
Inscription
Galston Honour Roll
Australia Remembers 1945 - 1995
The 50 th Anniversary of the end of World War II (1939 - 1945)
...
Lest we Forget
Australia's Contribution and Cost
Our then population 6,970,00
Enlistment: All Services 993,000
Male component 926,900
Female component 66,100
Served overseas 575,799
Killed, Died: All causes 39,366
Taken as prisoner of war 30,435
Prisoner of war deaths 8,296
Wounded in Action, Etc. 66,553
The Horrific Cost to Mankind
...
Unveiled by Federal Member for Berowra
Mr. Philip Ruddock MP
Dedicated by
Major Stan Morton JP
Salvation ARMY Chaplain
Australia Remembers 1945 - 1995 Committee
John R. Blackshaw JP: Chairman and President
Lest We Forget
1995
[Emblem] Australia Remembers 1945 - 1995
In honour of the men and omen who served
Australia in time of conflict during World War 2
Lest We Forget
This memorial is a joint enture between the
Hornsby Shire Council and the Australia Remembers
Committee for the Electorate of Berowra
Lt. CMDR Mick Gallagher, Mayor
Korea
1950 - 1953
Vietnam
1962 - 1973
Malayan Emergency
1950 - 1960
Borneo Confrontation
1963 - 1966
All Women
involved
in Wars
Gulf War
Peacekeepers
Veterans listed on this memorial
| Rank | Given Name | Family Name | Conflict/s | Fate | Service No. | Service | Unit | Campaign | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pte | F | Aller | World War 1 | 66090 | AIF | AASC | view | ||
| Pte | E H | Barker | World War 1 | KIA | 5044 | AIF | 45th Btn | view | |
| Pte | H B | Bayliss | World War 1 | 3017 | AIF | 45th Btn | view | ||
| Pte | E D | Best | World War 1 | 9377 | AIF | 1st LH fld | view | ||
| Pte | L W | Best | World War 1 | 19494 | AIF | C Transp | view | ||
| Pte | P C | Best | World War 1 | 2447 | AIF | I Camel C | view | ||
| Capt | J S | Calderwood | World War 1 | AIF | 20th Btn | view | |||
| Pte | H A | Campbell | World War 1 | KIA | 2082 | AIF | 1st Pion B | view | |
| H S | Campbell | World War 1 | 551 | AIF | view | ||||
| Capt | I F | Campbell | World War 1 | KIA | AIF | 2nd Btn | view |
Address
Galston Recreation Reserve,412 Galston Road,
Galston NSW 2159
Location/surrounding area
Memorial LocationRecorded by
Kenneth Bradley, Dural and District Historical Society Inc. and Peter Levarre-WatersEstablished Date format:
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$new_date = date("d F Y", $changed_date);
print 'Established date
';
print $new_date;
}
else{
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}Conflict/s
First World War 1914 - 1918Second World War 1939 - 1945
Women
Peacekeeping - 1947 -
Gulf War 1990 - 1991
Malayan Emergency 1948 - 1960
Borneo
Vietnam War 1962 - 1975
Korea, 1950-1953
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