Stockton Soldiers Memorial, Stockton, New South Wales, Australia

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Location	Mitchell Street, Hereford Street T Intersection, Stockton, Newcastle - New South Wales, Australia
Type	memorial
Description	Sandstone plinth with granite name plates, surmounted by a statue of an Australian Soldier, complete with rifle. Plaques were added to the memorial in 2013 under a Saluting Their Service Grant to commemorate conflicts in Afghanistan and Iraq and peacekeeping operations in Timor.
Built	Not yet discovered
Opened	25 April 1922 by Lieut Colonel Short
Inscription	Lest We Forget 1914 - 1918 Killed or died om active service (Names) This memorial was unveiled by Lt Col C R Short VD on ANZAC Day 25th April, 1922 T Griffiths Pres . J J Williams (Tres) Mrs J Fairless C C Cody (Hon Secs) World War II This monument was erected in memory of the gallant men who enlisted from Stockton and served their country in the Great War (1914 - 1919) For the honor & integrity of Australia & the British Empire and in defence of freedom In memory of those who gave their lives in World War II (Names)
Condition	Good