In Memory Of Our Fallen - South West Rocks, NSW, Australia - World War I Memorials and Monuments on Waymarking.com

It must be remembered that South West Rocks is NOT the same coastal town as it was over a hundred years ago. While there are 'only' 21 names listed, it is good to remember, a) that is a significant number from the small population of 1914; and b) while the Army is well represented, the Navy, and the RAAF (Royal Australian Air Force - fledgling at the time) also had local representatives.

The two white marble plaques on the granite obelisk have the following inscriptions on them; with the southern one reading:

	In Memory of Our
	  - Fallen -
No1213	Pte A. Sanders	1st Batt
	Lth    Thompson	18th . .
  4343	Pte A. Edwards	2nd  . .
  2541	..  W. Cooper	33rd . .
  2482	Dvr H. Dennis	37th . .
	Trp L. Plummer	6th  LTH
  2542	Pte G. Crossingham33Batt
  2540	..  W. Crossingham   . .
   730	Dvr J. Flanagan	45th . .
  7518	Pte S.R. Plummer 34th. .

The similar shaped white marble plaque on the western face of the obelisk reads:

     NAMES of FALLEN 2nd AIF
		NAVY
Stoker 2  R.J.Wixted	RAN
A/B	  K. Hogan	M.N
		ARMY
NX1632 Pte G. Nixon	2/2 Batt. AIF
NX1522  .. F. Dimond	2/2  ..   ..
NX44349 .. F. Cooper	2/2  ..   ..
NX47747L/Cpl R.Ward	2/2  ..   ..
	     AIR FORCE
N405523 F/O P.A. Mouatt		RAAF
	Psr L. Hogan		..
..20447 F/SgtR.J.Robinson	..
..420621 .. T.M. Judd 104 Sqd	..
..413041F/L W.J. Taggart  DFC	..

At the start of the slightly meandering, but short path, from the south, to the Cenotaph, is a small angular, rectangular plinth with a bronze plaque that was placed in 2015, as a 100 year commemoration for ANZACs at Gallipoli, in 1915. It reads:

   SOUTH WEST ROCKS RSL SUB BRANCH
		-----------
		 THE SPIRIT
		    LIVES
		 2014-2018
		-----------
     In memory of those who gave their lives
	 for Australia in World War One
     5th August 1914 to 11th November 1918

   Their sacrifice and contribution to the Nation will never be forgotten.
This Memorial Pathway Opened by Captain M.J. McCormack, Royal Australian Navy
  On the 25th April 2015, the 100th Anniversary of the Landing at Gallipoli.
		LEST WE FORGET

Location of the ANZAC Commemorative Plaque, and the Cenotaph

Visited: 1437, 1457, Sunday, 30 April, 2017

Private or Public Monument?: Private Name of the Private Organization or Government Entity that built this Monument: South West Rocks R.S.S. & A. 1. L. A. Geographic Region where the Monument is located: Australia/New Zealand Website for this Monument: [Web Link] Physical Address of Monument: Cnr. Livingstone Avenue/Ocean Drive, (Just south of the Horseshoe Bay Caravan Park) South West Rocks, NSW Australia 2431 Rate this waymark: Photo or photos will be uploaded.: yes Date the Monument or Memorial was built or dedicated: Not listed

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