Cuballing and Yornanning War Memorial - Western Australia
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S 32° 49.155 E 117° 10.724
50H E 516730 N 6368736
A memorial for two townsites in a country town
Waymark Code: WMMNVA
Location: Western Australia, Australia
Date Posted: 10/16/2014
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The combined townsite memorial ( Yornanning exists in name only these days )is in Memorial Park, Cuballing.The memorial standing 7.5m high comprises a plinth of three graduating, rock-faced stone blocks surmounted by a marble pedestal, inscribed with names, which is crowned with a granite spire. The marble pedestal is Inscribed with names. On one face is the names of those who fell, on two of the other faces are the names of those who volunteered and presumably returned whilst the fourth is blank.
A plaque in front of the memorial lists those who gave their lives in WW2
The inscription reads:-
Lest We Forget
Those who offered their lives from
Cuballing and Yornaning during
the Great War 1914 to 1918
Date the Monument or Memorial was built or dedicated: 11/13/1921
Private or Public Monument?: Government
Name of the Private Organization or Government Entity that built this Monument: Cuballing Shire
Geographic Region where the Monument is located: Australia/New Zealand
Physical Address of Monument:
Alton Rd
Cuballing, W.A Australia
6311
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Website for this Monument: Not listed
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