Gilgai War Memorial, Gilgai, New South Wales, Australia

Gilgai War Memorial

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Location	Tinah Road, Gilgai, Inverell - New South Wales, Australia
Type	memorial
Description	Grey granite obelisk The Gilgai memorial for fallen soldiers was unveiled early in August 1923 by Mrs Woodford, who had two sons from that centre killed at the front. The Reverend E.H. Stammer delivered an address and noted that that this little centre sent every eligible man, totaling 79 to the war and of those 11 had been killed. The Lands Department dedicated half an acre of land to Gilgai village for the purpose of the memorial. (Sydney Morning Herald, 8 August 1923, ‘War Memorial, Inverell, Tuesday’, p. 14). The Gilgai Public Hall and Recreation Reserves Trust took over care of the Gilgai Cenotaph Memorial in 2011. On 23 September the Trust received a 'Saluting their Service' grant to install memorial plaques for the: South African (Boer War), Korean, Malaysian and Vietnam War as well as one dedicated to Australian National Servicemen. It was installed in 2015 in time for the Anzac Day Commemorations. Phoenix Foundry cast the plaques and they were installed by Inverell's Thorley and Sons. It is a mounted grey stone obelisk with veteran list for WW1 and WW2. Read more...
Built	Not yet discovered
Opened	7 August 1923 by Mrs Woodford who had two sons from that centre killed at the front.
Inscription	GILGAI SOLDIERS MEMORIAL IN EVERLASTING MEMORY OF THOSE WHO FELL IN THE GREAT WAR 1914 -1918. [Names] Left Side Inscription Plaque : Navy Army Air Force DEDICATED TO ALL AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL SERVICEMEN 1951-1972 Who Served, Suffered And Died Plaque : KOREA MALAYSIA 1950 -1956 1965-1966 Died 340 Died 36 Wounded More Than 1160 Wounded 53 Plaque : Those Who Served VIETNAM Number of Australians Served 60000 Killed In Action Died Of Wounds And Other 521 Wounded More Than 3000 Plaque : SOUTH AFRICA (BOER WAR) 11-10-1899 * 01-06-1902 COLONIAL AND COMMONWEALTH CONTINGENTS NUMBER ENLISTED 16463 KILLED IN ACTION DEATH OF WOUNDS AND OTHER 606 WOUNDED 533 PRISONERS OF WAR 100 NUMBER ENLISTED FROM INVERELL AND DISTRICT 111
Condition	Good