Port Douglas War Memorial - Port Douglas, QLD, Australia
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denben
S 16° 28.823 E 145° 27.743
55K E 335870 N 8177301
The war memorial is erected in Anzac park next to the Port Douglas Police Station.
Waymark Code: WMN6CF
Location: Queensland, Australia
Date Posted: 01/03/2015
Views: 3
"The Port Douglas War Memorial includes a 'Digger' statue and was originally erected to commemorate the soldiers of Port Douglas and district who served and fell in the Great War 1914-1918. The plaque giving the details of the erection of the monument and the unveiling was added to the memorial in October 1923. A plaque was added to the memorial at a later date commemorating the fallen of World War Two and Vietnam." (
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Type of Memorial: Multi-War Memorial
Wars mentioned (Multi-war only):
WWI
WWII
Vietnam
In Honor Of: In Memory Of Soldiers Of Port Douglas and District Who Served And Fell In The Great War 1914 -1918
Marker Text:
FRONT INSCRIPTION
This Monument Was Erected By
The Ladies of Pt. Douglas and District
Red Cross. Unveiled by Mrs C Trezise
of Mowbray. October 1923.
IN MEMORY OF
SOLDIERS OF PORT DOUGLAS and DISTRICT
WHO SERVED AND FELL IN
THE GREAT WAR 1914 -1918
(NAMES)
THEIR NAME LIVETH FOREVE
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BACK INSCRIPTION
1939 - 1945
Army
(names)
R.A.A.F.
(names)
Vietnam
Barrett J.J.
Commemorating V.J. Day 1945
Date of dedication: October 1923
Who Put it Here?: The Ladies of Port Douglas and District Red Cross
Description of Memorial:
Statue of a soldier on guard on a high stone base, and in the front a slab with the names of the soldiers of Port Douglas and district who served and fell in the Great War.
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