Penrith City Memory Park

The memorial was refurbished recently. The memorial design was chosen form 4 different proposals submitted by Plowright.
The Cenotaph construction used 23.5 tonnes of local sandstone, 1 tonne of cast bronze, 316 stainless steel plate, 11 cubic metres of concrete and steel, LED lighting, controllers etc.

The 4 figures were cast using the “Lost Wax Technique” and represent Navy, Army, Air force and Wrans.
The central stainless contemporary form represents the “Eternal Flame” and incorporates 49 LED’s wired to a control unit which enables each light to flicker on and off randomly.

The stainless steel features at the base of our bronze figures are ribbons which help tie or lead the our 4 bronze figurers back into the eternal flame.”
There is LED lighting recessed within the main memorial to highlight cavities or spaces helping to create a greater dramatic outcome.
Also, 4 major naming walls, each weighing around 2.5 tonnes sit in front but at the side of the main feature.

Notes on Veteran names:Those veterans given the status of 'In Memoriam' are those who are indicated as deceased on the memorial, but for whom no records of death can be found. All other status codes are from the Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour except for L S Boggs and A Richards, who are recorded as deceased on the Commonwealth War Graves Commission casualty list. The Australian War Memorial gives a MC and DCM to S Colless. C Blaxland is the great-grandson of the explorer Gregory Blaxland. V Owens is recorded on the Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour as E L V Owens, while T H Stewart is recorded as H T H Stewart.