Nanango War Memorial

Details

Location Drayton and Henry Streets - outside Shire Council offices, Nanango, South Burnett - Queensland, Australia
Type memorial
Description

A marble full sized digger standing at ease. The memorial is covered with name plaques, and is surrounded by brick paving and a fence with white concrete posts and chains. Each post carries the names of World War II ex-service personnel. The whole memorial is framed by two towers with lights on top, and the word NANANGO across the centre.
Plaques around the memorial are headed Enlistments and list 330 names for World War I. The pillars around the perimeter of the memorial carry a combined services badge 1939-1945, and list 421 names for World War II. Of these 32 carry a star, denoting killed in action. Many family names are repeated.
In total there are 814 names inscribed on this memorial in a country town.

Submitted by Julianne T Ryan. 19/03/2017. Lest we forget.

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Built Not yet discovered
Opened 29 January 1920 by Major General Sir T W Glasgow, KCB, CMG, DSO
Inscription

The centre plaque reads: "Their name liveth for evermore. Erected by the residents of Nanango and district in memory of the soldiers from the military district of Nanango who died in the GREAT WAR 1914-1919, and in recognition of the services of those who enlisted in that war. Unveiled by Major General Sir T W Glasgow, KCB, CMG, DSO, 29th January 1920."

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Names

Showing 8 people of interest from memorial

CASTREE, Claude Edward

Service number 2232A
Corporal
49th Infantry Battalion
AIF WW1
Born 1892

DENNING, Andrew Herbert

Service number 6796
Private
25th Infantry Battalion
AIF WW1
Born 15 Dec 1898

KEILLOR, Robert Errick

Service number 2832
Private
41st Infantry Battalion
AIF WW1
Born 10 Oct 1896

O'SULLIVAN, Thomas Real

Service number 2763
Second Lieutenant
41st Infantry Battalion
AIF WW1
Born 1891

JARRETT, George Bellingen

Service number 3775
Private
15th Infantry Battalion
AIF WW1

ATKINSON, Francis Delta

Service number 3060
Private
41st Infantry Battalion
AIF WW1

LEVICK, Clifford Calnan

Service number 3638
Private
4th Pioneer Battalion
AIF WW1
Born 15 Aug 1884

PRESTON, Walter

Service number 4576
Private
9th Infantry Battalion
AIF WW1