Glen Innes & District Soldiers Memorial Back to Search

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Location Anzac Park, Bourke Street & West Avenue, Glen Innes, Glen Innes Severn - New South Wales, Australia
Type memorial_gates
Description

4 sandstone pillars with wrought iron gates and overhead signage

This consists of a set of cast-iron gates, with freestone pillars, which have been erected at the entrance to the small but well-kept Anzac Park, almost adjoining the main street of Glen Innes. On two sides of each of the four pillars are insetted slabs of emerald green marble, on which the names of 810 men are engraved.

Built Not yet discovered
Opened 1 November 1922 by Mr. M. F. Bruxner, M.L.A.
Inscription

GLEN INNES & DIST SOLDIERS MEMORIAL

ANZAC Park

Left Side Inscription
Outer Pillar :

1914
Honour Roll

[ Names ]

Inner Pillar :

Honour Roll

[ Names ]

This Foundation Stone Was Laid
By Lieut-Col. M. F. Bruxner D.S.O.
On 1st Nov. 1922
In Everlasting Memory Of
The Glorious Dead And Brave Living
Who Enlisted From The Glen Innes District

Right Side Inscription
Outer Pillar :

1918
Honour Roll

[ Names ]

Inner Pillar :

Honour Roll

[ Names ]

This Memorial Was Erected By
The Citizens Of Glen Innes And District
Through The Efforts Of The Girls Patriotic League
Joyse Bloxsome Pres.
Beth Legge Hon. Sec.
Alma Dufty Hon. Treas.
W. C. Blessing Mayor

Condition

Good

Names

Showing 8 people of interest from memorial

CORNALL, Charles John

Service number 1731
Lance Corporal
4th Infantry Battalion
AIF WW1
Born 1888

CURTIS, Richard Haddon

Service number 2997
Second Lieutenant
No. 4 Squadron
Australian Flying Corps
AIF WW1
Born 1894

MARTIN, John William

Service number 1979
Private
15th Infantry Battalion
AIF WW1
Born 6 Sep 1898

KEBBY, James Charles

Service number 583
Driver
1st Light Horse Regiment
AIF WW1
Born 6 Oct 1892

MAUGHAN, David Landale

Service number 3104
Second Lieutenant
14th Machine Gun Company
AIF WW1
Born 9 Oct 1880

RYAN, Charles Francis

Service number 2680
Second Lieutenant
45th Infantry Battalion (WW1)
AIF WW1
Born 1886

ROSS, Leslie George King

Service number 4363
Lieutenant
33rd Infantry Battalion
AIF WW1

RYAN, Thomas Lloyd

Service number 2204
Second Lieutenant
17th Infantry Battalion
AIF WW1
Born 1892

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