War Memorials in Australia
Ainslie Primary School Memorial
Place:
Braddon, Australian Capital Territory, 2612
District:
Southern Tablelands
(ACT)
Orientation: Suburb of Canberra
Location: Foyer of Ainslie Primary School, Donaldson Street
Position: 35 16 42 S 149 08 39 E
Ref: 00022
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The memorial is a statuette of a soldier in battle gear, about 45cm high. It stands on a rectangular wooden pedestal about 7cm x 21cm. The pedestal has a cross on two sides and cutout corners with 10cm tower in bottom of each.
There is a time capsule inside the pedestal, behind the plaque. It was put there in 1939 and is said to include a list of old boys who went to World War I and a piece of flag which may be Turkish from Gallipoli.
Plaque on pedestal at front of soldier
"WHEN OCCASION COMES FOR WORD OR DEED
WE WILL REMEMBER THEM
PRESENTED TO THE AINSLIE PUBLIC SCHOOL BY
MEMBERS OF THE NORTH CANBERRA SUB-BRANCH,
RETURNED SAILORS AND SOLDIERS IMPERIAL
LEAGUE OF AUSTRALIA 25TH APRIL (ANZAC DAY) 1939"
Plaque on base at rear of soldier
A diamond in blue and cream enamel background, lettering and ship in gold.
WOOD
FROM
outline of ship
HMAS
SYDNEY
Sources: The Inglis Collection in Australian War Memorial, AWM PR 00944