Guildford War Memorial, Guildford, Western Australia, Australia

Guildford War Memorial

Location	Stirling Square, Meadow Street, Guildford, Swan - Western Australia, Australia
Type	memorial
Description	The memorial is a stone block obelisk on a two-tiered base situated in the centre of a grassed area. Veterans names are engraved on all four faces of the obelisk as well as on the base. "The memorial which was erected in memory of the soldiers from the district and those who had fallen was unveiled by the Governor of Western Australia on the 6th November 1920 with the dedication being performed by Archbishop Riley. At the unveiling ceremony, the Mayor of Guildford stated that 73 men had paid the supreme sacrifice. After the unveiling ceremony, the Mayor asked relatives of the fallen to place wreaths on the memorial." Western Mail (Perth), 11th November 1920 Read more...
Built	P Porcelli, Sculptor
Opened	6 November 1920 by Governor of Western Australia
Inscription	IN HONOUR OF THE MEN WHO DID THEIR DUTY AT THEIR COUNTRY'S CALL AND IN MEMORY OF THE MEN WHO LAID DOWN THEIR LIVEDS FOR HONOUR FREEDOM AND JUSTICE WITH THE AUSTRALIAN IMPERIAL FORCES IN THE GREAT WAR 1914 - 1919 "THEIR NAME LIVETH FOR EVERMORE" ERECTED BY THE CITIZENS OF GUILDFORD P Porcelli Sculptor Plaque : In memory of the fallen and the Unknown Australian Soldier 75th Anniversary of Remembrance Day 11. 11. 93 The Fallen (Names) World War II 1939 - 1945 (Names)
Condition	Good