Windsor and District Boer War Memorial

The memorial comprises a three-piece marble obelisk, atop a four-piece freestone base located in McQuade Park, Windsor. It is dedicated to four soldiers from the Windsor district who fell in the Boer War. 

The freestone base contains representations of a mounted NSW Lancer on one side and a mounted infantryman on another side. The four sides of the marble obelisk are inscribed in black lettering. The front of the obelisk contains the dedication with the three other sides containing the details of the four soldiers who died in service or were killed in action during the conflict. The memorial originally contained three names, with that of Private Thomas Moore Mitchell being added at a later date. 

In early 1902 subscribers were called to raise funds for a memorial for the fallen soldiers. From April to October meetings were held in the Council Chambers to consider a suitable memorial and select a design and site (Hawkesbury Herald, 1 May1902). Mr George Robertson, a monumental stone mason from Windsor, offered two designs and was selected to erect and complete the memorial. The carving and lettering work for the memorial was completed by Mr C O’Kelly.

The memorial was unveiled on 22 November 1902. A procession led by Lieutenant Fitzgerald marched to McQuade Park headed by the Windsor Band, with a half squadron of NSW Lancers in attendance. The State Premier, Sir John See, performed the memorial unveiling in front of a crowd of almost 1,000 people who had assembled in the park for the ceremony, which was presided over by Captain J J Paine, Mayor of Windsor (Hawkesbury Herald, 28 November 1902). 

Note on veteran's name: The Australian War Memorial lists George Archie Montgomery as George Arthur Montgomery and gives his rank as Private.