Duncan - Lithgow General Cemetery - Lithgow, NSW, Australia
S 33° 29.584 E 150° 07.970
56H E 233616 N 6290369
This Broken Column memorial is for Major Leslie John Duncan, who survived World War One, to die in 1919, aged 30 years.
Waymark Code: WMXAFP
Location: New South Wales, Australia
Date Posted: 12/17/2017
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There are three sides of the base of the Broken Column memorial that have inscriptions, but I could only transcribe two, as the third one was too badly stained to read. The one that applies to the Broken Column meaning is for Major Leslie Duncan, and it reads:
In Loving Memory
of
Leslie John
(MAJOR)
Beloved Husband of
Leila Duncan
Departed this
life April 16th
1919 Aged 30 years
Thy Work is Done
3rd Bn. A.I.F.
[crossed rifles]
The other readable side has the following inscription:
In Loving Memory
of
Our Dear Father
John Duncan
Died April 9, 1931
Aged 71 Years
At Rest
The column is similar to 'Heins', with an angled cross with a wreath sculptured to the column. The memorial has a low (15 cm high) concrete ledge around dirt and dead grass. One side of the memorial has settled (the side of interment) so that the column has a 5° lean to it. While structurally the column is in good condition, the base in particular is quite stained, making it hard to read. Only one 'infill' letter was missing from the inscription.
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