For God, King, and Empire; Kew, NSW, Australia
S 31° 38.048 E 152° 43.336
56J E 473663 N 6500083
This rectangular white marble block sits atop two blocks of beveled sandstone, and supports a flag pole with stay-cables to the wooden corner bollards that are around this World War One memorial at Kew, NSW.
Waymark Code: WMTTZT
Location: New South Wales, Australia
Date Posted: 01/08/2017
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This memorial used to stand right beside the busy Pacific Highway, until Kew was bypassed, so only the 'local' traffic from the south gets to go past it. (Now called Nancy Bird Walton Drive, in memory of a local aviatrix).
It stands just a little down hill from the Kew Visitors Centre.
A small tab at the bottom, on the eastern side shows that the work was done by Edstein & Sons, a local stonemason of Taree.
I would assume that there is some significance to two of the soldiers listed on the memorial being in a black border, and probably that they were Killed In Action.
The wording of the upper (rectangular) block reads:
FOR GOD, KING, AND EMPIRE
[Pte. Wallace W.]
[ " Nelson A.L.]
Sgt. Delaney L.T.
" " Smith R. S.
Pte. Watts J. F.
" " Watts H. R.
" " Watts A. A.
" " Watts R.
" " Nelson L.H.
On the bottom rectangular white marble block has the following:
Erected By The Residents Of Kew
In Honor Of The Men Of The Town
Who served In The Great War
1914-1918.
Private or Public Monument?: Other
Name of the Private Organization or Government Entity that built this Monument: Residents of Kew
Geographic Region where the Monument is located: Australia/New Zealand
Website for this Monument: [Web Link]
Physical Address of Monument: Nancy Bird Walton Drive Kew, NSW Australia 2439
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Date the Monument or Memorial was built or dedicated: Not listed
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