Longreach War Memorial, Longreach, Queensland, Australia

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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