Griffith Cenotaph

Details

Location Memorial Park, Banna Avenue, Griffith, New South Wales, Australia
Type memorial
Description

The Cenotaph is a 13.7 metre yellow-painted reinforced concrete structure in the form of an equilateral triangle. It was supplemented in 2011 with eight black polished granite stones which list the names of approximately 3000 service personnel.

The memorial, facing south is a cement rendered tower of tapered shape and triangular in cross section, standing 12.19 metres. To accentuate the height, three tapered projecting vertical ribs extend from the base to three quarters of the way up the tower.

There are two accompanying flag poles and a door on the east side leading into the Interior.

The memorial is set in the centre of a two stepped concrete and brick paver hexagon shaped base bounded with a low chain fence.

Pencil perspective drawings were done by Arthur Buckley Long with Allan Brayne doing the dimensions and working drawings.The memorial is situated on the north side, between Ulong & Kooyoo Streets.In 2011, eight, black polished granite stones were erected in front of the existing tower. These stones commemorate over 3000 names of War Veterans.

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Built Not yet discovered
Opened 25 April 1940 by Mrs. R. H. Bradbury
Inscription

1914

LEST WE FORGET

Plaque 1 :

IN MEMORY OF THE FALLEN
AND THE
UNKNOWN AUSTRALIAN SOLDIER
75TH ANNIVERSARY OF
REMEMBRANCE DAY
11. 11. 1993

Plaque 2 :

THEY
MADE THE
SUPREME
SACRIFICE
1939 1945

(Names)

WE WILL REMEMBER THEM
(Names)

Back Inscription
1918

TO OUR
GLORIOUS DEAD

Condition

Good

Names

Showing 8 people of interest from memorial

GOLSBY-SMITH, Maxwell Frederick

Service number 421724
Flying Officer
Born 23 Aug 1922

KILLEN, Richard Lyle

Service number 402661
Sergeant
Born 30 May 1920

COON, Leonard John

Service number NX36283
Corporal
2nd/12th Field Ambulance
Australian Military Forces (WW2)
Born 15 Aug 1910

DICKIE, John

Service number 420643
Pilot Officer
No. 299 Squadron (RAAF)
Royal Australian Air Force
Born 16 Jul 1918

CUNINGHAM, Archibald Loudon

Service number NX58193
Private
Supply Depot Companies / Platoons
Australian Military Forces (WW2)
Born 17 Aug 1905

GRIMISON, Athol Russell Mudie

Service number NX5726
Private
Australian Army Service Corps
Australian Military Forces (WW2)
Born 1 Apr 1909

ROBB, Lindsay Walter

Service number NX52566
Private
2nd/19th Infantry Battalion
Australian Military Forces (WW2)
Born 14 Dec 1920

ROBB, Allan Stewart

Service number NX52465
Corporal
2nd/19th Infantry Battalion
Australian Military Forces (WW2)
Born 4 Jan 1919

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