Manly War Memorial NSW, Manly, New South Wales, Australia

Manly War Memorial NSW

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Location	The Corso, Manly, Manly Vale - New South Wales, Australia
Type	memorial
Description	Extract from NSW State Library Memorials Register The memorial is a polished granite column sitting on a large rectangular base of the same material with six buttresses. Atop the column is a globe of the world with Australia clearly visible and the word ANZAC engraved on a band circling the globe. The base contains 9 plaques on which the names of veterans, who have died in the various wars, are engraved and gilded. In addition, there is a series of five bronze relief sculptures depicting various World War 1 and related scenes, an inscription and dolphins, representing Manly's seaside location. A flagpole stands to the east of the memorial. A fuller description of the memorial and its history may be found on the Manly Council website. In August 2016, an additional Vietnam veteran's name was added WO2 R V Lees - Successful search for remains of missing SASR soldier in Vietnam, John Morcombe, Manly Daily, September 9, 2016 2:49pm Read more...
Built	Not yet discovered
Opened	14 October 1916
Inscription	Front Inscription 1939 - 1945 [ Names ] Plaque : This Field of Remembrance was dedicated by the Council of the Municipality of Manly To the imperishable memory of those members of the Australian Naval and Military Forces who enlisted from Manly and District and paid the supreme sacrifice during the Great War 1914 - 1918 Lest We Forget Left Side Inscription In memory of those gallant men of Manly who in the Great War so gloriously gave their lives for the sake of humanity and justice. This memorial was erected by the family of Alan David Mitchell the first soldier of Manly to fall. 1916 Back Inscription Korea Vietnam 1950 - 1953 1963 - 1973 [ Names ] [ Names ] Afghanistan [ Name ] Right Side Inscription 1914 - 1918 [ Names ] A little one shall become a thousand and a small one a strong nation Isaiah : 60.22 1914 - 1918 [ Names ] Boer War [ Names ]
Condition	Good
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