Virtual
War Memorial
Australia

 Wirrabara War Memorial

WIRRABARA 5481

MEMORIAL: Monument

LOCATION: West Terrace

ORIENTATION: East

DESCRIPTION: A white marble memorial, comprising a statue of a soldier standing at "Rest on Arms Reversed", left hand over right, the rifle muzzle on the left boot, surmounted on a capped pedestal in the form of a cenotaph. This in turn is mounted on a two-tier base and concrete slab. Between the cap and the base of the pedestal are four capped pillars at each corner. All details are in black. The memorial is enclosed within a wire mesh fence, lights are located either side of the monument.

INSCRIPTIONS:
Face:
Pedestal cap:

Insignia of the AIF

Pedestal centre:

IN MEMORIAM
H. COAD.
J. COCKINGTON.
W.J. CARRUTHERS.
H.P. HUNT.
R.P. HUNT.
A. MILHINCH.
A.J. MARNER.
D.F. MELVILLE.
J.W. POTTS.
C.W.RAGLESS.
A.E. SIMMONS.
G. SHUTTLEWORTH.
F.J. SWAIN.
A.A. WADE.
R.H. WADE.
C.A. WILLIAMS
J. WEINRICH

Pedestal base:

Erected
IN HONOR OF SOLDIERS OF WIRRABARA AND DISTRICT
WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES IN THE WORLD WAR.
1914-1919

Left:
Pedestal centre:

…

Pedestal base:

LEST WE FORGET

Back:
Pedestal centre:

Wreath

Pedestal base:

GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN THAN THIS-
THAT A MAN LAY DOWN HIS LIFE FOR HIS FRIENDS.

Right:
Pedestal centre:

…

Pedestal base:

PRO PATRIA

MANUFACTURED BY: W. Laycock

MAINTAINED BY: Wirrabara Council

PECULIARITIES/DAMAGE: Letters damaged

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT/DATE: 21 Oct 02