World War I Memorial - Pinjarra, Western Australia
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S 32° 37.681 E 115° 52.294
50H E 394143 N 6389387
The Pinjarra War Memorial is situated outside the Shire Offices and comprises a rough hewn granite obelisk surmounted by a Celtic cross, the whole mounted on an octagonal base.
Waymark Code: WMEJCK
Location: Western Australia, Australia
Date Posted: 06/04/2012
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member Norfolk12
Views: 8

The front face of the octagon bears the inscription:
ERECTED
IN HONOUR OF
OUR SOLDIERS
WHO FELL IN
THE GREAT WAR
1914-1918.

The face directly to the rear is inscribed:

GREATER LOVE
HATH NO MAN

followed by three names.

The other six sides of the base are inscribed with a total of thirtysix names.

The cross was originally sited in a small reserve alongside the bridge that crosses the Murray River at the Northern entrance to the Town. The site was dedicated and the Memorial unveiled by the Governor Sir Francis Newdegate in July 1923. In 1964 the Memorial was moved to it's present site.

More recently four small pillars have been erected surrounding the original memorial. These bear plaques in relation to all conflicts in which Australia has been involved, with the following common inscription:

This plaque
is dedicated to those
men and women
who served in the defence
of our nation

Lest we forget

The World War I plaque bears the badges of the Navy, Army, and Air Corps. The Army is represented by what appears to be two 'Australian Imperial Force' badges. Below the badges is the inscription:

World War I
1914 - 1918

above the common inscription.

The other plaques are for:
Boer War - 1899-1902
World War II - 1939-1945
Korean War - 1950-1953
Malayan Emergency - 1950-1960
Indonesian Confrontation (Borneo) - 1963-1966
Vietnam War - 1962-1973
Gulf War - 1991-1991
Peacekeeping - 1947-Present Day

Date the Monument or Memorial was built or dedicated: 07/01/1923

Private or Public Monument?: Other

Name of the Private Organization or Government Entity that built this Monument: Returned Soldiers, Sailors and Airmen Imperial League (now Returned Services League)

Geographic Region where the Monument is located: Australia/New Zealand

Physical Address of Monument:
Pinjarra Road
Pinjarra, Western Australia Australia
6208


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