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Jerilderie Cenotaph

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Description / Background

The Jerilderie Cenotaph is a large stone monument in the shape of an arch, with an adjoining stone wall bearing honour rolls. It is perhaps one of the oldest cenotaphs in Australia. It was unvieled on 25 April 1923, the eighth anniversary of the Anzac landing at Gallipoli. General Sir John Monash lived and went to school in Jerilderie as a boy.

The memorial was previously located on a traffic island beside the Newell Highway in Jerilderie NSW. It was relocated in 2010 and placed in a parkland setting, together with a tank and 25 Pounder field gun. The memorial was rededicated on 11 November 2010.

Inscription

Cenotaph - east side, centre roll

Jerilderie's Tribute

The Great War

1914 - 1918

Killed

[Names]

Cenotaph - east side, left and right rolls

Enlisted

[Great War names]

Cenotaph - west side

Roll of Honour

World War II 1939 - 1945

Lest We Forget

Made Supreme Sacrifice

[Names]

Rededication plaque

This plaque was unveiled by Her Excellency Professor Marie Bashir AC CVO, Governor of New South Wales, to commemorate the dedication of this Cenotaph 11th November 2010 by Chaplains David Harding and Ben Hall

25 Pounder field gun plaque

25 Pounder Gun.

The Australian Army used the 25 Pounder Gun from 1940 to March 1973. The 25 Pounder was the standard field gun of Australian and other Empire armies throughout World War II.

Related links
Jerilderie's War Memorial (3 May 1923)
Veterans listed on this memorial

Veterans listed on this memorial

Last held rank Given name Family name Conflict/s Service No. Service Campaign Read more
B Ainsworth World War Two view
J Allison World War Two view
A A Anderson World War Two view
A Archer World War Two view
E Atkins World War Two view
J A Ayres World War Two view
G W Bagley World War Two view
K S Baldwin World War Two view
K A Barret World War Two view
J H Batten World War Two view

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Address
Memorial Park
Cnr Newell Highway and Powell Street
Jerilderie NSW 2716
Local Government Area
Murrumbidgee Council
Setting
Garden/park
Location status
Moved/altered
Memorial type
Cenotaph
Recorded by
Kel Robertson, Save the Cenotaph Organisation
Year of construction
1923
Dedication date
11 November 2010
Conflict/s
First World War, 1914–18
Second World War, 1939–45
Vietnam War, 1962–75
Iraq: the Second Gulf War, 2003–09