Skip to main content

Bankstown City Gardens Centenary of Anzac Memorial Walkway

Bankstown City Gardens Centenary of Anzac Memorial Walkway
Middle
Image
Bankstown City Gardens Centenary of Anzac Memorial Walkway, 'Life to be sure' poppy sculpture
Image
Bankstown City Gardens Centenary of Anzac Memorial Walkway, 'A quaking bog' poppy sculpture
0 / 0
-
Description / Background

This memorial walkway is in honour of those who served in the First World War. It is located in Bankstown City Gardens and was established in 2015, as part of the Centenary of Anzac commemoriations. 

Several artworks are featured along the walkway, including the two large circular sculptures shown in the images above. Their overall shape references a single petal from a poppy, the flower of remembrance. Attached to the front of each piece is a poppy sculpture, consisting of four petals. 

Around the front edge of each sculpture is a line of poetry, written about the experience of soldiers during the war. The poems are 'Here dead we lie because we did not choose' by A. E. Housman and 'The farmer remembers the Somme' by Vance Palmer. 

Elsewhere along the walkway is a grouping of five metal columns, also bearing lines of poetry about Gallipoli. 

All the sculptures are made from copper, brass, and bronze. They were designed by Jane Cavanough and made by Tomas Misura. 

Inscription

Poppy 1

Life to be sure is nothing much to lose but young men think it is & we were young

Poppy 2

A quaking bog in a mist - stark, snapped trees, and the dark Somme flowing

Columns

One in every two fell ill,

and one in every four was shot,

and one in every eight lay dead, 

Yes gone!

And left behind eight thousand graves.

Do you know more about this war Memorial?

Click here to learn how you can contribute
Sidebar
Address
Bankstown City Gardens
75 Restwell Street
Bankstown NSW 2200
Local Government Area
Canterbury-Bankstown Council
Setting
Garden/park
Location status
Original location
Memorial type
Statue/sculpture/artwork
Walkway
Recorded by
Canterbury Bankstown Council
Year of construction
2015
Conflict/s
First World War, 1914–18
Materials
Brass
Bronze
Copper