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Forbes Cenotaph

Forbes Cenotaph
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Gemma Madge, Teacher, Forbes Public School
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Gemma Madge, Teacher, Forbes Public School
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Gemma Madge, Teacher, Forbes Public School
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Gemma Madge, Teacher, Forbes Public School
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Gemma Madge, Teacher, Forbes Public School
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Gemma Madge, Teacher, Forbes Public School
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Description / Background

Stone cenotaph with statues of four service personnel on top. The cenotaph is set on two brick steps and the names and dates of various conflicts are inscribed in gold and black lettering on the front of the monument. The cenotaph is surrounded by walls, bearing an honour roll inscribed on black stone plaques. The roll was unveiled on 17 June 2000.

Inscription

Cenotaph - front

Afghanistan 2001

Iraq 2003 2009

East Timor 1999 2013

Somalia 1992 1995

Vietnam 1962 1973

Malaya 1948 1960 1963 1966

Korea 1950 1953

Lest We Forget

To Our Glorious Dead

1939 - 1945

1914 - 1918

Cenotaph - back

Their Name Liveth For Ever More

Wall plaque

Honour Roll

unveiled on

Saturday 17th of June 2000

by 

Major General P. J. Cosgrove A.C. M.C.

The last commander of Australian Forces

on active service in the twentieth century 

* Denotes Killed in Action

Veterans listed on this memorial

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Address
Victoria Park
Newell Highway and Court Street
Forbes NSW 2871
Local Government Area
Forbes Shire
Setting
Roadside
Location status
Original location
Memorial type
Cenotaph
Wall
Recorded by
Trevor Currey Hon/Sec Forbes RSL. Transcriptions Forbes Public School, Gemma Madge
Year of construction
11-11-1938
Dedication date
11 November 1938
Conflict/s
First World War, 1914–18
Second World War, 1939–45
Korean War, 1950–53
Malayan Emergency, 1950–60
Indonesian Confrontation, 1963–66
Vietnam War, 1962–75
Afghanistan, 2001–present
Iraq: the Second Gulf War, 2003–09
Peacekeeping, 1947–present
Materials
Concrete
Granite
Marble
Sandstone