Lest We Forget - Morpeth, NSW, Australia
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member Grahame Cookie
S 32° 43.497 E 151° 37.616
56H E 371332 N 6378370
This Multi-War marble plaque is outside the former Courthouse of Morpeth
Waymark Code: WM1CBDD
Location: New South Wales, Australia
Date Posted: 07/18/2025
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The rectangular, white marble tablet is mounted on the southern side of the sandstone obelisk outside the local history museum at Morpeth on Swan Street. The following lead-filled inscription is on this Multi-war memorial:

Lest we forget
In Memory of the Fallen
and in Honour 
of those who served their country 
World War II
1939–1945
Korea, Malaya, Borneo,
Vietnam.

The sandstone tapered pillar stands on a three-step stone base, and it was unveiled 26 November, 1921 to honour those locals who served in 'The Great War' 1914 - 1919. It was recently refurbished in 2021, as a project from the Community War Memorials Fund. [ex-War Memorial, Morpeth]

Visited: 0725, Friday, 23 August, 2024

Type of Memorial: Multi-War Memorial

Wars mentioned (Multi-war only):
WORLD WAR II
Korea, Malaya, Borneo
Vietnam

In Honor Of: The Fallen, those Who Served

Marker Text:
Included

Date of dedication: Unknown

Who Put it Here?: Community War Memorials Fund

Description of Memorial:
Rectangular, white marble tablet, attached to the 'rear' of a World War One sandstone obelisk.
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