Wallendbeen War Memorial and First World War Field Mortar
Description
Obelisk of grey Harcourt granite, 30 feet high on a foundation of 40 tons of concrete. An honour roll for the First World War is inscribed on the sides. Dedication plaques and honour rolls for the Second World War and subsequent conflicts have been added at later dates. Two lamp standards, each 15 feet high, flank the memorial.
A First World War field mortar, captured in France as a war trophy is positioned nearby.
Inscription
Obelisk base
ERECTED
BY
DONALD MACKAY
Wallendbeen Station
WALLENDBEEN
Plaque
World War II 1939 - 1945
Wallendbeen and District enlistments
[Names]
Korea
[Names]
Vietnam
[Names]
This plaque is to honour all who served their country
and to pay tribute to those who died giving service.✝
LEST WE FORGET
Veterans listed on this memorial
| Last held rank | Given Name | Family Name | Conflicts | Fate | Service No. | Service | Campaign | Read more |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R W | Andrews | World War 2 | view | |||||
| Pte. | W | Bailey | World War 1 | view | ||||
| F J | Baldock | World War 2 | view | |||||
| A A M | Baldry | World War 2 | view | |||||
| A I M | Baldry | World War 2 | view | |||||
| K A M | Baldry | World War 2 | KIA | view | ||||
| Lieut. | A | Baldry | World War 1 | view | ||||
| Pte. | B | Bamgarten | World War 1 | view | ||||
| Pte. | F | Bannistep | World War 1 | view | ||||
| Pte. | P | Barnes | World War 1 | view |
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Address
Cnr King and Hoskins Streets
Wallendbeen NSW 2588
AustraliaLocal Government Area
- Cootamundra-Gundagai Regional Council
Setting
- Roadside
Memorial type
- Obelisk
- War trophy
Recorded by
Gordon Wood, Wallandbeen Public School. Updated Photographs by Peter Levarre-Waters.Year of construction
1920Established Date format:
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13 October 1920 Conflict/s
- First World War, 1914–18
- Second World War, 1939–45
- Korean War, 1950–53
- Vietnam War, 1962–75