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Kyogle Cenotaph

Kyogle Cenotaph
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Kyogle Cenotaph
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Kyogle Cenotaph in park surroundings
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Kyogle Cenotaph, close-up of Greek Anzacs and North Korea plaques
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Description / Background

This war memorial is a red-brick wall, standing on a three-level platform, which is made of the same bricks. Three pillars are incorporated into the design and these are topped by concrete blocks. Two metal flagpoles flank the memorial. Attached to the front of the wall are several plaques and one marble tablet. Each is inscribed with a dedication to a conflict in which Australia has been involved. 

On the left-hand side of the wall are four separate plaques, each bearing an emblem. The emblems are of the Royal Australian Navy, Australian Army, Royal Australian Air Force, and the Merchant Navy. Opposite these is a white marble tablet for the First and Second World Wars, listed separately on the NSW War Memorials Register as the Anzacs of Greece Memorial Plaque, Kyogle

The memorial was dedicated on Anzac Day, 25 April 1953. The momentous event was reported in the Northern Star on 27 April. The article stated:

[The] dedication of the new memorial cenotaph, and the first Kyogle dawn service before it ... helped to make the 38th anniversary of Anzac Day in Kyogle one of the most memorable ever celebrated in the town.

The cenotaph is located in Kyogle's Memorial Park, where commemorative services are held throughout the year.

Inscription

Wall

Lest we forget

Plaque 1

Erected in the "Australia Remembers"

Commemorative Year 2000

In recognition of the women who served in all wars and women who supported the war effort at home

Lest we forget

Plaque 2

Australia Remembers

The citizens of Kyogle and District who maintained the home front during 1939–1945

Plaque 3

In memory of the fallen and the unknown Australian soldiers.

75th Anniversary of Remembrance Day

11.11.1993

Plaque 4

Lest we forget

Our comrades who remain on the battlefield of North Korea

Army

Army 1-2-3 RAR

[Names]

RAAF

RAAF - 77 Squadron

[Names]

RAN

RAN - Fleet Air Arm - 805 Squadron

[Names]

Missing in action their souls finding their way home

This plaque has been generously donated by Danny and Rachel Woods of Kyogle Funerals as a community service project

Veterans listed on this memorial

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Address
Memorial Park
161 Summerland Way
Kyogle NSW 2474
Local Government Area
Kyogle Council
Setting
Garden/park
Location status
Original location
Memorial type
Wall
Recorded by
R J (Jack) McDonough. Graham Wilson.
Year of construction
1953
Dedication date
25 April 1953
Conflict/s
First World War, 1914–18
Second World War, 1939–45
Korean War, 1950–53
All conflicts
Materials
Brick
Bronze
Marble