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Mittagong and District War Memorial Clock Tower

Mittagong and District War Memorial Clock Tower
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Description / Background

A cement rendered cruciform-shaped clock tower raised on two lots of four pillars. Underneath the raised section is a crucible-shaped structure which may have originally contained a flame of remembrance. Several commemorative plaques are attached to the upper structure, including honour rolls for the First and Second World Wars. 

Inscription

Dedication plaque

This Memorial

to perpetuate the memory

of those who answered

their country's call

during the

Great War of 1914-1919

was erected by the people of

Mittagong District

and handed over to the

Mittagong Municipal Council.

First World War honour roll 1

In memory of

those who gave their lives for the freedom of the world

in the Great War 1914-1919

[Names]

First World War honour roll 2

They answered the call.

[Names]

Second World War honour rolls

1939-45

War

[Names]

Foundation stone

This foundation stone was laid by Ald. N Harvey, Mayor 17th Sept 1919.

Plaque

In memory of the fallen and the unknown Australian soldier 75th Anniversary of Remembrance Day 11.11.93

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
Stanley Griffiths World War 1 3080 AIF view
Reginald Sidney Griffiths World War 1 5687 AIF view
James Suggett Hagan World War 1 206 AIF view
George William Handley World War 1 11973 AIF view
James Reginald Hanna World War 1 2905 AIF view
Lindsay Donald Hanna World War 1 4226 AIF view
William Hanna World War 1 1757 AIF view
Percy James Hawkins World War 1 6180 AIF view
Harold Gomm Haxby World War 1 6035 AIF view
N W Hayter World War 2 view

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Address
Cnr Old Hume Highway and The Highlands Way
Mittagong NSW 2575
Local Government Area
Wingecarribee Shire
Setting
Roadside
Memorial type
Clock/clock tower/sundial
Recorded by
David Roden and Peter Levarre-Waters
Year of construction
1919-1920
Dedication date
18 December 1920
Conflict/s
South African War (Boer War), 1899–1902
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
Iraq: the First Gulf War, 1990–91
Afghanistan, 2001–present
Iraq: the Second Gulf War, 2003–09
Peacekeeping, 1947–present