Blayney Cemetery Soldiers Memorial

The Blayney Cemetery Soldiers Memorial is dedicated to the fallen service personnel laid to rest within the cemetery. The memorial consists of a white marble column mounted upon two marble steps, set upon two stone steps at the memorial base. The memorial dedication in black lead inlaid lettering is inscribed on the base of the memorial column and the two marble steps. The memorial sits upon a 'T' shaped concrete slab and is encircled by nine metal posts with a chainlink fence.

The memorial was erected during the mid to late 1920s by the Blayney sub-Branch of the Returned Sailors and Soldiers Imperial League of Australia (RSSILA), the former name of the Returned and Services League of NSW (RSL), to commemorate those from the 1885 Sudan Campaign, the Boer War and the First World War who were buried in the cemetery at the time of its construction. As the memorial is undated, it would additionally cover those from Blayney that served in the Second World War to present day conflicts and Peacekeeping Operations. 

The Blayney RSL sub-Branch was incorporated as a chapter of the City of Orange RSL sub-Branch in 2022 and assumed custodianship of various memorials at Blayney including this memorial.

An annual Anzac Day pilgrimage was undertaken by the local Blayney veterans to this memorial for a prolonged period of time, but ceased during the late 1960’s. In 2022, veterans from the Blayney Chapter of the Orange sub-Branch have resumed undertaking the pilgrimage to pay respect to those in the cemetery, as is also done in Orange on Anzac Day.