Burnie War Memorial

Details

Location Burnie Park, Bass Highway & West Park Grove, Burnie, Tasmania, Australia
Type memorial
Description

Grey granite obelisk on black large stone base

Built Not yet discovered
Opened 17 February 1924
Inscription

[ Names ]

To the memory of a great company of young men belonging to this District who fighting in defence of the Empire laid down their lives in the Great War 1914 - 1918.

The citizend of the Emu Bay Municipality erect this stone of remembrance A.D. 1923.

"Their name liveth for evermore

Note : the “Tasmanian War Memorials Data Base” , compiled by Fred Thornett which is located at the State Library of Tasmania, contains a comprehensive listing of the names on this monument.

Left Side Inscription
[ Names ]
Back Inscription
[ Names ]
Right Side Inscription
[ Names ]

Condition

Good

Names

Showing 8 people of interest from memorial

RIGGS, Robert Wilfroy

Service number 6593
Private
12th Infantry Battalion
AIF WW1
Born 1889

TOWNSEND, Lionel George

Service number 295
Corporal
12th Infantry Battalion
AIF WW1
Born Aug 1889

ARMITAGE, Reginald Montague

Service number 219
Second Lieutenant
47th Infantry Battalion
AIF WW1
Born 1891

STEPHENS, George Ernest Greenhill

Service number 3353
Private
26th Infantry Battalion
AIF WW1
Born 17 Aug 1896

GABY, Alfred Edward

Service number 4053
Lieutenant
28th Infantry Battalion
AIF WW1
Born 25 Jan 1892

CHATWIN, William Raymond

Service number 3583
Corporal
15th Infantry Battalion
AIF WW1
Born Apr 1897

HINES, Walter John

Service number 228
Lieutenant
15th Infantry Battalion
AIF WW1

HARRISON, Neville Mackersey

Service number 1199
Private
15th Infantry Battalion
AIF WW1
Born 28 Dec 1890

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