Port Cygnet Soldiers Memorial, Cygnet, Tasmania, Australia

Port Cygnet Soldiers Memorial

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Location	Mary Street, Cygnet, Huon Valley - Tasmania, Australia
Type	memorial
Description	Grey granite Monument with etched gold inscription with 70 names of those who died in WWI and WW2 "The Governor (Sir William Allardyce), accompanied by Lady Allardyce, and attended by Captain Pope, yesterday unveiled a monument to those men of the Port Cygnet municipality who laid down their lives in the Great War. The Governor then unveiled the memorial, which was in the form of a handsome granite obelisk, standing on a commodious plot of ground in the very centre of the main street, and is the outcome of the efforts of the Port Cygnet Patriotic Committee. It bears the following inscription:-"This monument is erected by the people in honour of those who gave their lives for King and Empire in the Great War, 1914-1918." The monument itself had cost £176, and the plot of ground £170, and subscriptions towards the liquidation of the debt were well in hand." The Mercury ( Hobart), 23rd July 1921. Read more...
Built	Not yet discovered
Opened	22 July 1921 by The Governor (Sir William Allardyce), accompanied by Lady Allardyce, and attended by Captain Pope
Inscription	PORT CYGNET SOLDIERS MEMORIAL. THIS MONUMENT IS ERECTED BY THE PEOPLE IN HONOUR OF THOSE WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES FOR KING AND EMPIRE IN THE GREAT WAR 1914 - 1918 AND 1939 - 1945 WAR Plaque : AUSTRALIA REMEMBERS 1939-1945 IN HONOUR OF THE MEN AND WOMEN OF THIS DISTRICT WHO SERVED IN COMBAT AREAS AND ON THE HOME FRONT DURING THE SECOND WORLD WAR 1939 - 45. COMMEMORATING THE REMEMBRANCE ACTIVITIES HELD DURING AUGUST 1995 Esperance Huon Cygnet R & S L A Sub - Branches Huon Valley Council DEDICATED ANZAC DAY 1996 Plaque : KOREAN WAR 1950-1953 1953 - 1956 ACTIVE SERVICE PEACEKEEPING
Condition	Good