Gilgooma Soldiers' Memorial Gates
Description
This memorial is a set of gates, featuring two honour roll plaques for the First World War. The gates consist of four pillars, two tall and two short, each topped with a hemisphere. The tall pillars are the centre pair, with one shorter pillar on either side.
The tall pillars are connected with a metal arch, which bears the words '1914–1918 In Remembrance'. Below the arch is a double swing gate, made from metal, with decorative scrollwork. Single gates with the same styling hang from both of the shorter pillars. This arrangement would have provided a larger entrance point for vehicles and two smaller entrances for pedestrians.
The honour rolls are attached to the front faces of the tall pillars. The plaque on the left pillar is inscribed with enlistees from the area. The plaque on the right pillar lists those who died and the details of the unveiling. Both plaques are topped with the emblem of the Australian Commonwealth Military Forces.
The gates are located on the site of the former Gilgooma Recreation Reserve, also known as the Recreation Grounds. They were built by district residents and unveiled on 8 August 1935 by Lieutenant Colonel Cuthbert Fetherstonhaug.
In more recent times, the gates have been refurbished and a protective fence has been installed across their front, preventing through-access.
Inscription
Arch
1914–1918
In Remembrance
Left plaque
[Emblem]
Honor roll
[Names]
Right plaque
[Emblem]
Memorial
to
Fallen Soldiers
[Names]
This tablet was unveiled on
the 8th Aug 1935 by
Lieut. Col. C.M. Fetherstonhaugh
D.S.O.
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Address
Former Gilgooma Recreation Reserve
Pilliga Road
Gilgooma NSW 2829
AustraliaLocal Government Area
- Coonamble Shire
Setting
- Roadside
Location status
Original locationMemorial type
- Gate/lychgate
Recorded by
NSW War Memorials RegisterYear of construction
1935Established Date format:
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}Dedication date
08 August 1935 Conflict/s
- First World War, 1914–18