Yeppoon War Memorial

Details

Location Beaman Park, James & Normanby Streets, Yeppoon, Rockhampton - Queensland, Australia
Type memorial
Description

The simple white concrete obelisk is located in the centre of a double stepped paved base that has polished white concrete surfaces and culminates in a pyramidal apex.

The obelisk has polished granite tablets or a brass plaque on each four faces. The eastern face has a list of all who enlisted from the district in WWI. The northern face has three black marble tablets honouring those killed in action during WWI, Korea, Vietnam and Iraq/Afghanistan conflicts. The western face has a brass plaque dedicated to those who served in the Vietnam War and the southern face has a brass plaque honouring the women of the district who served in the Australian Armed Forces.

In 2010 the Yeppoon War Memorial was restored and cleaned due to a partnership between Yeppoon RSL and the Queensland Government, with a Community Memorials Restoration grant assisting to finance the restoration of the memorial.

The original white marble tablets on the eastern face were replaced with replicas in black granite. The tablets and plaques on the other faces were restored and cleaned.

The restored Yeppoon War Memorial was unveiled in September 2010.

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Built Not yet discovered
Opened 25 April 1952
Inscription

Left Side Inscription
Plaque :

Dedicated To Those Members
Of The Australian Armed Services
Who Served In The Vietnam Conflict
1962 - 1973
"Never Forgotten"

Back Inscription
1939 -1945
[Names]

Plaque :
Korea
1950 - 1953
[ Name ]

Vietnam
1962 - 1972
[ Name ]

Plaque :

Iraq / Afghanistan
[ Names ]

Right Side Inscription
Plaque :

Honouring The Women
Of This District
Who Answered The Call
To Defend Their Country
And Served As Members
Of The
Australian Armed Forces

Condition

Good

Names

Showing 8 people of interest from memorial

MARKS, Jason Paul

Service number 8240607
Lance Corporal
4th Battalion
The Royal Australian Regiment (4RAR)
Australian Army (Post WW2)
Born 1981

HARALD, Noel Stuart

Service number 16141
Private
Born 5 Mar 1937

JARMAN, Eric George Delancey

Service number 404507
Squadron Leader
No. 460 Squadron (RAAF)
Royal Australian Air Force
Born 13 May 1915

WELLMAN, Alfred Lenard

Service number Q113136
Corporal
42 Infantry Battalion AMF
Australian Military Forces (WW2)
Born 4 Jan 1912

VIZE, Harry Blanchard

Service number 1442
Private
9th Infantry Battalion
AIF WW1
Born 1894

BRAITHWAITE, Septimus

Service number 5339
Private
9th Infantry Battalion
AIF WW1
Born 17 Jun 1895

COLQUHOUN, Harold Robert Lyne

Service number 275
Sergeant
Born Dec 1896

RANGER, Raymond Leslie

Service number 2386
Private
42nd Infantry Battalion
AIF WW1
Born 26 May 1897

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