Parramatta Boer War Memorial, Parramatta, New South Wales, Australia

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Location	Parramatta Park, Railway Parade and Long Ave, Parramatta, New South Wales, Australia
Type	memorial
Description	The memorial, which occupies a prominent position near the site of the observatory obelisk, which marks the position of the first observatory in Australia, is of the Grecian Doric of architecture. Four noble columns support a pedestal, on which is to be placed a pom-pom from South Africa, in the centre of the four columns is a structure with four marble slabs, on which are inscribed the names of the fallen soldiers. This is surmounted by a broken column.
Built	Not yet discovered
Opened	23 April 1904 by Colonel Burns
Inscription	Parramatta and District Soldiers Memorial [ Names ] Left Side Inscription [ Names ] Back Inscription [ Names ] Right Side Inscription [ Names ]
Condition	Good

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Service number 417
Private
Army Medical Corps Contingent (NSW)
Australian and Colonial Military Forces (Boer War / Boxer Rebellion)

Lieutenant

Service number 56
Private
1st New South Wales Mounted Rifles
Australian and Colonial Military Forces (Boer War / Boxer Rebellion)

Service number 67
Corporal
New South Wales Lancers
Australian and Colonial Military Forces (Boer War / Boxer Rebellion)
Born 17 Jul 1869

Service number 287
Trooper
New South Wales Citizen Bushmen
Australian and Colonial Military Forces (Boer War / Boxer Rebellion)
Born 1878

Service number 755
Corporal
New South Wales Lancers
Australian and Colonial Military Forces (Boer War / Boxer Rebellion)
Born Apr 1873

RAWE, George

Service number 380
Private
1st New South Wales Mounted Rifles
Australian and Colonial Military Forces (Boer War / Boxer Rebellion)
Born 1866

Service number 127
Private
New South Wales Citizen Bushmen
Australian and Colonial Military Forces (Boer War / Boxer Rebellion)
Born 1870

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