Toogong Great War Memorial
Description
The memorial is a trachyte obelisk, standing 20 feet high, with a dedication and an honour roll inscribed on the pedestal. The memorial is situated in the grounds of St Alban's Anglican Church.
Inscription
THIS MEMORIAL ERECTED BY IRVINE BROTHERS OF 'LOWRIE' IN MEMORY OF THE MEN OF THIS DISTRICT WHO TOOK PART IN THE GREAT WAR 1914-1918
Veterans listed on this memorial
| Last held rank | Given Name | Family Name | Conflict/s | Fate | Service No. | Service | Unit at embarkation | Campaign | Read more |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charles John | Baker | World War 1 | view | ||||||
| Lance Cpl | Horace James | Balcomb | World War 1 | POW | 4156A | Army | 54th Btn | Fromelles | view |
| Driver | Raymond Charles | Bassett | World War 1 | 18995 | Army | 1st DAC | view | ||
| Private | Albert Robinson | Bowes | World War 1 | 1319 | Army | 4th In Btn | view | ||
| Private | Henry Stanley | Brown | World War 1 | 2616 | Army | 56th In Btn | view | ||
| Private | William John | Brown | World War 1 | 2378 | Army | 56th In Btn | view | ||
| Private | Edward Danvers | Burridge | World War 1 | 6220 | Army | 1st & 32nd | view | ||
| Peter John | Byrnes | World War 1 | Army | view | |||||
| Private | Thomas | Byrnes | World War 1 | 133 | Army | view | |||
| Private | Edward James | Cook | World War 1 | 7694 | Army | 2nd | view |
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Address
St Alban's Church
Forbes Street
Toogong NSW 2864
AustraliaLocal Government Area
- Cabonne Shire
Setting
- Building – outside
Location status
Original locationMemorial type
- Obelisk
Recorded by
Marion GosperYear of construction
1924Established 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
20 August 1924 Conflict/s
- First World War, 1914–18