Wellington Cenotaph

Details

Location Cameron Park, Nanima Crescent, Wellington, New South Wales, Australia
Type memorial
Description

A bronze sculpture comprising three figures surmounts the memorial. Seated at centre is "Winged Victory" with sword. A partly armoured figure bearing a palm branch is alongside and symbolises the spirit in which Australia entered World War One. The third figure represents History recording in a book the deeds of those who saw service.

Granite Base with Bronze plaques with names inscribed

Built Gilbert Doble (Marrickville, N.S.W.) - Designer W. Larcombe & Son (Dubbo, N.S.W.) - Manufacturer
Opened Not yet discovered
Inscription

To our glorious dead

[ Names ]

PRO PATRIA

Erected by the people of Wellington in remembrance of the brave

MCMXXIII

Condition

Good

Names

Showing 8 people of interest from memorial

COCK, Joseph Henry

Service number 732
Sergeant
36th Infantry Battalion
AIF WW1
Born 5 Dec 1896

HUGGETT, Edward

Service number 6530
Private
13th Infantry Battalion
AIF WW1

O'BRIEN, Henry Joseph

Service number 85A
Sergeant
3rd Machine Gun Battalion
AIF WW1
Born 1895

SCOTT, John Mitchell

Service number NX26119
Lance Bombardier
2nd/15th Field Regiment
Australian Military Forces (WW2)
Born 2 Feb 1912

RADBURN, Russell Wallace

Service number 7030
Private
1st Machine Gun Battalion
AIF WW1

BURGES, Frederick William

Service number 5297
Lance Corporal
20th Infantry Battalion
AIF WW1
Born Sep 1897

OSMOND, Leslie James

Service number 5613
Private
19th Infantry Battalion
AIF WW1
Born Jul 1895

BULLMAN, John Harold

Service number 2794031
Private
Born 16 Mar 1948

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