Ipswich Western Suburbs War Memorial

Details

Location Baines Park, 112 Limestone Street, West Ipswich, Ipswich - Queensland, Australia
Type memorial
Description

Originally located at the intersection of Brisbane and Burnett Streets. The memorial was relocated to its current location in Baines Park circa 1967.
The original Digger was vandalised and replaced on the 8th November 2003.

Built Not yet discovered
Opened 15 December 1917
Inscription

FOR KING & COUNTRY

OUR BOYS

The
Great War
1914 - 1919

HONOUR

WESTERN SUBURBS
HONOUR ROLL

(Names)

(Base Plaque)

This Foundation Stone Was Laid
By The MAYORESS
Mrs PEARSON W CAMERON
Nov. 3.1917.

Inscription in Proximity
This plaque commemorates the completion of the restoration works and the Dedication of the new 'Digger' for the WESTERN SUBURBS MEMORIAL 8 November 2003 by Mr. G.W. (Bill) Mason State President The Returned Services League of Australia (qld Branch) in conjunction with The Western Suburbs Honour Stone Committee
he Heritage Monuments and Memorials Committee Ipswich City Council

Condition

Good

Names

Showing 8 people of interest from memorial

HINGST, August William

Service number 679
Private
3rd Machine Gun Battalion
AIF WW1
Born 29 Mar 1895

WYMAN, Henry Norman Charles

Service number 17205
Sapper
15th Field Company Engineers
AIF WW1
Born Nov 1889

MCCULLOCH, Alfred

Service number 57722
Third Class Air Mechanic
Australian Flying Corps (AFC)
AIF WW1
Born 9 Mar 1899

MEYERS, Ernest Henry William

Service number Q140646
Colonel
9th (QLD) Battalion Volunteer Defence Corps (VDC)
Australian Military Forces (WW2)
Born 18 Dec 1896

BEMI, Edward Lawrence

Service number 6589
Private
15th Infantry Battalion
AIF WW1
Born 7 Feb 1897

SCOTT, Charles Douglas Livingstone

Service number 108
Lieutenant
47th Infantry Battalion
AIF WW1
Born 15 Nov 1891

BOURKE, Allen Beresford

Service number 3255
Private
49th Infantry Battalion
AIF WW1
Born 1 May 1897

VIRGO, Harold Curtis

Service number 2407
Private
26th Infantry Battalion
AIF WW1
Born 1897

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