Manly War Memorial - Manly, Australia
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Manly War memorial is erected on the Corso and Whistler Street in Manly, New South Wales.
Waymark Code: WMN3K7
Location: New South Wales, Australia
Date Posted: 12/20/2014
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"Manly War memorial commemorates those who have served in the various conflicts in which Australia has been involved. The memorial was originally erected by the family of Alan David Mitchell, the first soldier from Manly to fall in World War One.
The memorial is a polished granite column sitting on a large rectangular base of the same material with six buttresses. Atop the column is a globe of the world with Australia clearly visible and the word ANZAC engraved on a band circling the globe. The base contains 9 plaques on which the names of veterans, who have died in the various wars, are engraved and gilded. In addition, there is a series of five bronze relief sculptures depicting various World War I and related scenes, an inscription and dolphins, representing Manly's seaside location." (
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Type of Memorial: Multi-War Memorial
Wars mentioned (Multi-war only):
World War I
World War II
Korea
Vietnam
Afghanistan
In Honor Of: "To the memory of those gallant men of Manly who in the present war so gloriously gave their lives for the sake of humanity and justice."
Marker Text:
1939 - 1945 [Names]
THIS FIELD OF REMEMBRANCE WAS DEDICATED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE MUNICIPALITY OF MANLY TO THE IMPERISHABLE MEMORY OF THOSE MEMBERS OF THE AUSTRALIAN NAVAL AND MILITARY FORCES WHO ENLISTED FROM MANLY AND DISTRICT AND PAID THE SUPREME SACRIFICE DURING THE GREAT WAR 1914 - 1918.
"LEST WE FORGET"
and
IN MEMORY OF THOSE GALLANT MEN OF MANLY WHO IN THE GREAT WAR SO GLORIOUSLY GAVE THEIR LIVES FOR THE SAKE OF HUMANITY AND JUSTICE.
THIS MEMORIAL WAS ERECTED BY THE FAMILY OF ALAN DAVID MITCHELL THE FIRST SOLDIER OF MANLY TO FALL. 1916
and
KOREA 1950 - 1953 [Names]
VIETNAM 1963 - 1973 [Names]
AFGHANISTAN 2001 [Name]
and
1914 - 1918 [Names]
A LITTLE ONE SHALL BECOME A THOUSAND AND A SMALL ONE A STRONG NATION Isaiah : 60.22 1914 - 1918 [Names]
Date of dedication: 1916
Who Put it Here?: The memorial was originally erected by the family of Alan David Mitchell, the first soldier from Manly to fall in World War One. World War II and others were dedicated by the council of the municipality of Manly.
Description of Memorial:
"The memorial is a polished granite column sitting on a large rectangular base of the same material with six buttresses. Atop the column is a globe of the world with Australia clearly visible and the word ANZAC engraved on a band circling the globe. The base contains 9 plaques on which the names of veterans, who have died in the various wars, are engraved and gilded. In addition, there is a series of five bronze relief sculptures depicting various World War I and related scenes, an inscription and dolphins, representing Manly's seaside location."
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