Longreach War Memorial

Details

Location ANZAC Memorial Park, Landsborough Highway & Galah Street, Longreach, Queensland, Australia
Type memorial
Description

The War Memorial is a stone obelisk in Anzac Memorial Park. It records the names of 51 fallen and 88 returned from the First World War.

Built F. H. Allen (Rockhampton, QLD)
Opened 25 April 1927 by Chairman of the Longreach Shire Council, Councillor R.L. H. Peterson
Inscription

Remembrance

[ Names ]

The Great War.

1914 1919

1939 1945

Left Side Inscription
Sacrifice

[ Names ]

(Wall at Entrance)
South Africa 11-10-1899 - 1-6-1902
Boxer Rebellion 6-8-1900 - 25-4-1901
First World War 4-8-1914 - 11-11-1918
Second World War 3-9-1939 - 15-8-1945
Korean War 29-6-1950 - 27-7-1953
Malayan Emergency 31-5-1950 - 31-7-1960
Indonesian Confrontation 10-10-1963 - 1-10-1966
Vietnam War 3-8-1962 - 1-1-1973
Peacekeeping 1-6-1956 -

Lest We Forget

Back Inscription
Freedom

[ Names ]

Right Side Inscription
Unity

[ Names ]

(Wall at Entrance)

Kindred Association

Naval Association of Australia
Rats of Tobruk Association
Royal Australian Air Force Association
United Ex-Servicewomen Association
42 Australian Infantry Association
Vietnam Vets Association
T.P.I. Association of QLD
9th Field Ambulance Association
Ex-National Service Association
War Widows Association
11th Australian Field Ambulance
17th Infantry Brigade
Legacy

Lest We Forget

Condition

Good

Names

Showing 8 people of interest from memorial

SAUNDERS, Thomas Henry

Service number 373
Corporal
5th Light Horse Regiment
AIF WW1
Born Jul 1891

HOPE, Arthur Ernest

Service number 1940
Trooper
11th Light Horse Regiment
AIF WW1
Born 1889

MOFFAT, Hayward Hugh

Service number 43
Captain
1st Infantry Battalion
AIF WW1
Born Jun 1886

HALL, William Albert

Service number 2812
Private
42nd Infantry Battalion
AIF WW1
Born Jan 1894

GAVIN, Gavin Gordon Bulkeley

Service number 6188
Private
26th Infantry Battalion
AIF WW1
Born Sep 1891

SAYWELL, George William

Service number 414962
Flight Lieutenant
No. 82 Squadron (RAAF)
Royal Australian Air Force
Born 9 Dec 1919

MACLEOD, Malcolm

Service number 857
Private
9th Infantry Battalion
AIF WW1
Born 26 Oct 1888

AVERY, George Douglas Rutherford

Service number 411721
Flying Officer
No. 100 Squadron (RAAF)
Royal Australian Air Force
Born 24 Jul 1918

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