War Memorial and Heroes Avenue, Roma, QLD, Australia - World War I Memorials and Monuments on Waymarking.com

The First World War Memorial comprises the avenues of trees and the cenotaph.The Avenue of Honour begins at The Railway Station,(s26 34.545 E148 47.559), turns right into Wyndham Street and left into Bungil Street ending just after the intersection with Hawthorne Street at the cenotaph. There are over 130 trees, all of which are bottle trees (Brachychiton rupestre). Each tree has a white painted concrete pillar on which the top face displays a bronze plaque with the name of one of the local men who fell in the First World War.
The memorial located in Queen's Park comprises a cenotaph sitting on a slightly larger base, both of rock faced pale grey granite. The cenotaph has three leaded marble plaques which are recessed into the granite. The front face (facing Bungil Street) bears Laurence Binyon's ode 'To the Fallen' with a bronze AIF badge above. The rear plaque bears the names of the fallen with a bronze laurel wreath above. A later plaque has been added to the eastern side to commemorate the 39 local men who fell in the Second World War.

Private or Public Monument?: Government Name of the Private Organization or Government Entity that built this Monument: local shire Geographic Region where the Monument is located: Australia/New Zealand Physical Address of Monument: Bunjil St Roma, Qld Australia 4455 Rate this waymark: Photo or photos will be uploaded.: yes Date the Monument or Memorial was built or dedicated: Not listed Website for this Monument: Not listed

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