Riverstone and District War Memorial Middle Image Image Image Image Image Image Image Image Image Image Image Image 0 / 0 - Prev Next Description / Background Concrete obelisk with honour roll plaques attached for the First and Second World Wars and Korea. The Vietnam plaque is missing. The front side of the obelisk features two hand-carved crossed .303 rifles. The memorial is accompanied by six sandstone pillars and two flagpoles, and is surrounded by a low walled garden and a metal gate with a plaque. Additional information by Sydney Trains: A large sandstone obelisk set into two sandstone blocks and seated on a masonry plinth, with a crossed rifles frieze above and names of wars carved into each face, and marble tablets attached, together with two flagpoles and situated in a garden. One tablet is inscribed with the Riverstone community veterans names who gave their lives in the First World War, and a second with Riverstone community veterans names who gave there lives in the Second World War, and a third with a Riverstone community veteran who gave his life in Korean War. It is located within the forecourt of Riverstone Railway Station and forms part of the curtilage of the heritage listing for the railway station. Inscription Plaque 1 To the memory of the illustrious dead of Riverstone and District who fell in the Great World War 1914-1918 [Names] Plaque 2 To the memory of the illustrious dead of Riverstone and District who fell in the 2nd World War 1939-1945 [Names] Plaque 3 To the memory of the illustrious dead of Riverstone and District who fell in the Korean War 1951-1954 [Name] Around the base 1914-1918 Vietnam 1939-1945 Malaya-Korea Related links RIVERSTONE. (14 Nov 1919) Veterans listed on this memorial Veterans listed on this memorial Sort by Family nameGiven nameWar Order AscDesc Items per page 1050100- All - Apply Last held rank Given name Family name Conflict/s Service No. Service Campaign Read more R Lambert World War 1 view R M Leeson World War 2 view A Mason World War 1 view E S Mathews World War 1 view J H McNamara World War 2 view W Morris World War 1 view O J Ouvrier World War 1 view W Parkes World War 2 view A R Pye World War 1 view R Rankine World War 1 view Pagination « First First page ‹ Previous Previous page 1 2 3 4 Next › Next page Last » Last page Do you know more about this war Memorial? Click here to learn how you can contribute Sidebar Address Riverstone Railwy Station Riverstone Parade Riverstone NSW 2765 Local Government Area Blacktown, City of Setting Roadside Memorial type Obelisk Recorded by Mr Pieter Groenevelt, Ms Jane Williamson and Ms Janice Williams and Peter Levarre-Waters. Additional information provided by Sydney Trains Year of construction 1919 Dedication date 08 November 1919 Conflict/s First World War, 1914–18 Second World War, 1939–45 Korean War, 1950–53 Malayan Emergency, 1950–60 Vietnam War, 1962–75