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

BLACKWOOD, Oscar Ernest

Service number 3127A
Private
51st Infantry Battalion (WW1)
AIF WW1
Born 4 Aug 1884

SMITH, Thomas Watson

Service number 1925
Driver
14th Field Artillery Brigade
AIF WW1
Born 23 Jun 1889

HOULT, Harold Fortunatus

Service number 3001
Private
47th Infantry Battalion
AIF WW1
Born 1 Mar 1891

DUCK, Albert

Service number 6758
Private
15th Infantry Battalion
AIF WW1

EDWARDS, James Leonard

Service number 3286
Private
45th Infantry Battalion
AIF WW1
Born 1892

O'DONNELL, Stephen

Service number 1260
Private
5th Light Horse Regiment
AIF WW1

SCHULTZ, Frederick William

Service number 3225
Private
52nd Infantry Battalion
AIF WW1

BRIGHTWELL, Harold Vincent

Service number 6537
Private
9th Infantry Battalion
AIF WW1