Kings Park Western Australia State War Memorial, Kings Park, Western Australia, Australia

Kings Park Western Australia State War Memorial

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Location	Anzac Bluff, Fraser Avenue, Kings Park, Western Australia, Australia
Type	memorial
Description	THIS MEMORIAL PAGE IS CURRENTLY UNDER CONSTRUCTION WITH NAMES ADDED DAILY. The heavy concrete foundations are supplemented by heavy brick walls which enclose an inner chamber or crypt. The walls surrounding the crypt are covered with The Roll of Honour; marble tablets which list under their units the names of more than 7,000 members of the services killed in action or as a result of World War One. Glass cases enclose the colours of the 1st, and 2nd, 11th, 16th, 28th and 44th Infantry Battalions and of the 10th Light Horse Regiment. Bronze plaques on the outside wall of the crypt entrance list under Navy, Army, Airforce, Women’s Services and Merchant Navy, nearly 4000 Western Australians killed or who died from effects of World War Two. Inside the crypt on a marble tablet are the names of Western Australians killed in Korea (1950-1953), Malaya (1950-1960), Borneo (1962-1966) and Vietnam (1962-1973). The Cenotaph was unveiled by the State Governor and committed to the care of the Western Australian Branch of the Returned and Services League. Read more...
Built	Designed by Sir Talbot Hobbs
Opened	24 November 1929
Inscription	Front Inscription Erected by grateful citizens in remembrance of men of this State who at the call of duty gave their lives for freedom and humanity in the Great War 1914 - 1918 .. And in remembrance of the men and women of this State who gave their lives in subsequent conflicts. Lest We Forget Back Inscription On These Bronze Tablets Are Recorded The Names Of The Servicemen And Women From Western Australia Killed In Action Or Who Died From The Effects Of War Service In The World War 1939 - 1945 [Names] Women`s Services [Names]
Condition	Good