Leichhardt War Memorial, Leichhardt, New South Wales, Australia

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Location	Pioneers Memorial Park, Norton Street, Leichhardt, New South Wales, Australia
Type	memorial
Description	A grey marble obelisk surmounted by 3 steps and the figure of a lady at the top
Built	Gilbert Doble
Opened	by His Excellency Sir Walter Davidson
Inscription	Honor to the dead [ Names ] W.M.Currey V.C J.Mackey V.C 1914-1918 1939-1945 Erected By The Citizens In Grateful Remembrance of the men of Leichhardt Who Gave Their Lives For God King And Country In The Great War 1914 – 1919 "They died that we might be free" Plaque : THIS 77MM FIELD GUN WAS CAPTURED BY THE 53RD BATTALION A.I.F. DURING OPERATIONS NEAR PERONNE IN FRANCE ON SEPTEMBER 1st 1918, AND IT WAS FOR CONSPICUOUS GALLANTRY DISPLAYED IN SUCH CAPTURE THAT PTE. WILLIAM MATTHEW CURREY OF LEICHHARDT WAS AWARDED THE VICTORIA CROSS . Left Side Inscription [ Names ] 1939 - 1945 [ Names ] Back Inscription [ Names ] James Gorman V.C. 5 - 11 - 1854 Battle Of Inkerman Unveiled By His Excellency Sir Walter E. Davidson, K.C.M.G. Governor of New South Wales 9th April 1922 Right Side Inscription [ Names ] 1939 - 1945 [ Names ]
Condition	Good