War Memorials in Australia
Coledale War Memorial
Place: Coledale, New South
Wales, 2515
District: South Coast
& Illawarra
Orientation: 29 km N of Port Kembla
Location: In grounds of RSL Club, Lawrence Hargreaves Drive & Cater Street
Position: 34 17 47 S 150 56 69 E
Ref: 20027
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There are two monuments, back to back.
Northernmost monument is a white marble plinth topped by a cross and sitting on a stone block on a concrete base.
West face
Rising sun insignia
Lest we Forget
TO THOSE WHO
LOST THEIR LIVES
WORLD WAR I
1914 1918
R. FAIRBROTHER
J. B. GREEN
M. Mc BARREN
J.C. Mc LACLAN
A.C. MEREDITH
North face
Rising sun insignia
Lest we Forget
ERECTED BY THE
RESIDENTS OF THIS
DISTRICT IN MEMORY
OF THOSE WHO
LOST THEIR LIVES
WORLD WAR II
1939 - 1945
N. Mc LEAN
G. Mc LEAN
O. CONNORS
W. HINCHCLIFF
J. TUCKERMAN
J. Mc NAMARA
G. WRIGHT
J. LUCAS
G. SAWBRIDGE
R. DRADY
W.A. JORDAN
On section below
AT THE GOING DOWN OF THE SUN
AND IN THE MORNING
On section below
WE WILL REMEMBER THEM
Southernmost monument is a brick platform with 4 brick steps, on top of which is a polished grey granite slab sitting on a stone base. A metal flagpole rises from brick base behind the granite slab.
South face
IN GRATEFUL THANKS
TO ALL WHO SERVED
AND
IN HONOURED MEMORY OF
THOSE WHO DID NOT RETURN,
LEST WE FORGET
Plaque on step to brick base
THIS MEMORIAL
WAS DEDICATED BY
Mr. M. DOWN
ON
17. 4. 1983
Information current to August 2000