Atherton War Memorial, QLD, Australia
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S 17° 15.754 E 145° 28.654
55K E 338158 N 8090759
The only War memorial of it's type in Queensland
Waymark Code: WM1341Z
Location: Queensland, Australia
Date Posted: 09/10/2020
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The monument commemorates the sixty-seven local residents who died in service or were killed in action in World War One .On ANZAC Day,1954, a plaque was added to commemorate the thirty-five local residents who died in service or were killed in action in World War Two.
The memorial is a sandstone monument with a life sized statue of a soldier striding forward with raised arm, wearing tin helmet and gas mask holder around his neck and holding a rifle with fixed bayonet.
The monument was formerly located in the town's main intersection of Main and Vernon Streets. However it was re-located two blocks north-east to the present position in the 1980's
Date the Monument or Memorial was built or dedicated: 05/01/1924
Private or Public Monument?: Other
Name of the Private Organization or Government Entity that built this Monument: local residents
Geographic Region where the Monument is located: Australia/New Zealand
Physical Address of Monument:
cnr Kennedy Hwy and Cook St
Atherton, Qld Australia
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Website for this Monument: Not listed
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