Gosford Cenotaph
Description
Sandstone cenotaph with inscription and name plates. Various Australian Military Forces badges are also attached to the faces.
Inscription
Front:
Their name liveth for evermore.
Side:
Our glorious dead
Boer War 1899-1902, World War I 1914-1918, World War II 1939-1945, Korea 1950-1953, Malaya 1948-1960, Borneo 1962-1966, Vietnam 1962-1972, Iraq, East Timor, Afghanistan.
Honour Roll:
1914 - 1919
Our glorious dead
[Names]
Honour Roll:
1939 - 1945
Our glorious dead
[Names]
Plaque:
This cenotaph was restored upgraded and dedicated as a tribute to all veterans by Gosford RSL Sub Branch April 1988 Hon. Sec. R. C. Sturgeon Pres.
Veterans listed on this memorial
| Rank | Given Name | Family Name | Conflict/s | Fate | Service No. | Service | Campaign | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | Donnelly | World War 2 | KIA | view | ||||
| C H A | Drew | World War 2 | KIA | view | ||||
| E | Dubois | World War 2 | KIA | view | ||||
| G E | Duffy | World War 2 | KIA | view | ||||
| Sam'L | Eley | World War 1 | KIA | view | ||||
| W | Evans | World War 1 | KIA | view | ||||
| J | Farrell | World War 1 | KIA | view | ||||
| M | Farrell | World War 1 | KIA | view | ||||
| L J | Frazer | World War 2 | KIA | view | ||||
| T R | French | World War 1 | KIA | view |
Address
Cnr Mann Street and Vaughan Avenue,
Gosford Memorial Park,
Gosford NSW 2250
Local Government Area
- Central Coast Council
Setting
- Garden/park
Memorial type
- Cenotaph
Recorded by
Mr Rusty Priest AM, former RSL State President (NSW Branch) and Peter Levarre-WatersEstablished date
1923Established Date format:
$e_original_date = $entity->field_established['und'][0]['value'];
if (!empty($e_original_date)) {
$changed_date = strtotime($e_original_date);
$new_date = date("d F Y", $changed_date);
print 'Established date
';
print $new_date;
}
else{
print '';
}Dedication date:
04/25/1924Dedication date
25 April 1924 Conflict/s
- South African War (Boer War), 1899–1902
- 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
- Iraq: the First Gulf War, 1990–91
- Afghanistan, 2001–present
- Iraq: the Second Gulf War, 2003–09
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