Coffs Harbour Cenotaph
Description
The memorial is a marble cenotaph, raised on two steps made of the same material. It is surmounted by a bronze statue of Simpson and his Donkey. The front face of the cenotaph features a laurel wreath, surrounding the words 'We will remember them'. The whole is surrounded by a chain-link fence.
The memorial is located in Anzac Park, facing Vernon Street. It stands in front of the Coffs Harbour Memorial Wall and adjacent to the Coffs Harbour Ex-servicemen and Women's Memorial Club. Commemorative services are held in the park.
Materials
- Bronze
- Marble
Inscription
Front
Greater Love Hath No Man
We Will Remember Them
Back
To Our Glorious Dead
Base
Lest We Forget
Address
Anzac Park
8 Vernon Street
Coffs Harbour NSW 2450
Local Government Area
- Coffs Harbour, City of
Setting
- Garden/park
Location status
Original locationMemorial type
- Cenotaph
Recorded by
Coffs Harbour RSL Sub-BranchEstablished date
1970Established 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{
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}Dedication date:
1970-04-25Dedication date
25 April 1970 Conflict/s
- All conflicts
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