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Parkes War Memorial

Parkes War Memorial
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Description / Background

The memorial is a reinforced concrete tower, surmounted by a light, standing 33 metres high. There is a concrete flagpole at each corner of the surrounding lawn. The memorial is located at the top of Memorial Hill Lookout.

The idea of a war memorial was first mooted in 1922, but work was suspended with the outbreak of the Second World War. The memorial was unveiled on Sunday 22 November 1953 by Lieutenant General H Gordon Bennett, with the dedication conducted by Cannon William Rook. Two books of remembrance in parchment containing the names of the fallen in both the First and Second World War were placed on lecterns within the memorial (Narromine News and Trangie Advocate, 17 November 1953).

Inscription

To our glorious dead

Veterans listed on this memorial

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Address
Memorial Hill Lookout
Bushman Street
Parkes NSW 2870
Local Government Area
Parkes Shire
Setting
Roadside
Location status
Original location
Memorial type
Monument
Recorded by
Peter Levarre-Waters. Graham Wilson
Year of construction
From 1922
Dedication date
22 November 1953
Conflict/s
First World War, 1914–18
Second World War, 1939–45
Korean War, 1950–53
Malayan Emergency, 1950–60
Vietnam War, 1962–75
Materials
Concrete