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Maclean Cenotaph

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Description / Background

The cenotaph is a column built from polished granite. It is mounted on five steps with the names of those who fell in the First World War inscribed on the memorial in gold. The base and steps are tiled and plaques to commemorate Korea, Vietnam, Peacekeepers, Women's Services and Malaya-Borneo have been added. The memorial is surrounded by a concrete post and pipe fence.

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Plaque

Maclean Cenotaph

Dedicated on 25 April 1930

Erected in memory of the fallen soldiers of Maclean and District

This memorial acts as an everlasting remembrance to those who gave thier lives that we might live in security.

The memorial is made of polished Marulan granite mounted on a series of five steps, each step representing a year in the Great War.

The total height of the memorial is 15ft including the "Light Of Remembrance".

It was built by Don Collins and party for cost of £332 / 7 / -

Related links
MACLEAN SOLDIERS' MEMGRIAL (26 Apr 1930)
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
Pte William E Warner World War 1 AIF Hamel view
WO Wallace A Watson World War 2 412327 RAAF view
Cpl John Wilson World War 1 AIF Flers view
Pte John Wyatt World War 1 AIF Polygon Wood view

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Address
Cnr Short, River and Wharf Streets
Maclean NSW 2463
Local Government Area
Clarence Valley Council
Setting
Roadside
Memorial type
Column/pillar
Recorded by
Peter Hay, Clarence Valley Council
Year of construction
1930
Dedication date
25 April 1930
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
Peacekeeping, 1947–present