War Memorials in Australia

Bemboka War Memorial

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Place: Bemboka, New South Wales, 2550
District: South Coast & Illawarra
Orientation: 69 km NW of Eden
Location: Monaro Highway opposite Adams Street
Position: 36 37 54 S     149 33 92 E
Ref: 20139

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The memorial is a white marble obelisk on a white concrete plinth on a 3 stepped base. The top of the obelisk is ornately decorated with carved marble devices.   It is bordered on three sides by a concrete post and chain fence. There is a metal flagpole on the east side.

North face
Marble torch.
Cross
 Crossed sword and rifle enclosed by a wreath.


On section below
This Memorial
Leaves  WAS ERECTED  Leaves
BY THE CITIZENS OF
BEMBOKA AND DISTRICT
TO COMMEMORATE
THE NAMES OF HER SONS
WHO LEFT HERE
TO FIGHT IN THE CAUSE OF
LIBERTY AND JUSTICE
IN THE GREAT WAR 1914 - 1919
"LEST WE FORGET"


On section below
K  KILLED  -  D  DIED  -  W  WOUNDED


Polished grey granite tablet on section below
Lest We forget

KILLED IN ACTION
1939 - 1945

  L. T. BRITTEN.  
  J. S. BUCKLEY.  
  E. L. GOTTAAS.  
  D. T. GRANT.  
  R. H. HOBBS.  
  D. W. WALKER.  

 

 

North face

    A. ALEXANDER  
    H. ALLEN  
  K S. BLACK  
  W W. BLACK   M.M.  
    W. COFFEY  
    A. C. GAIN  
    G. GRANT  
  W J. HAFFNER  
  D D. IRVIN  
    E. S. IRVIN  


Bronze plaque on section below
World War II

  ALCOCK C. J. CAVALCHINE F.  
  ALCOCK E. J. COLLINS L. V.  
  ALCOCK E. W. COLLINS P. P.  
  ALCOCK L. CUMBERLAND C. P.  
  ALCOCK S. S. DELVES J.  
  ALCOCK W. H. DOYLE W. J.  
  ALLEN C. J. FULTON H. L.  
  ALLEN V. C. GERAGHTY N. D.  
  BISHOP A. GERAGHTY O. J.  
  BLUNDELL P. GERAGHTY W. C.  
  BOBBIN A. E. GOTTAAS R.  
  BODYCOTE L. H. GREEN G. F.  
  BODYCOTT C. R. GREEN K. T.  
  BODYCOTT F. W. HANDCOCK E.  
  BRANSDON W. J. HOBBS J. N.  
  CARPENTER E. W. IRVIN K. A.  
  CARPENTER K. L. KINGSMAN P. S.  

 

 

South face

  W J. A  IRVIN  
  W S. JAMES  
  K H. JOHNSON  
  K R. JOHNSON  
    H. NICHOLSON  
  W W. PARSONS  
    H. PERKINS  
    C. ROBINSON  
  W W. ROLFE  
    J. SMITH  

 

 

East face

    W. SNOWDON  
    J. THURSTON  
  D P. TRIGGELL  
  K W. WALKER  
  W A. WALKER  
    G. WILLIAMSON  
    C. H. WILTON  
  W A. T. WILTON  
    H.. G. WILTON  
    W. C. WILTON  


 

Bronze plaque on section below
World War II

  LORD C. T. SUTER G. R.  
  LORD W. H. TAYLOR W. A.  
  MACKEN K. S. THORNTON G.  
  MADDERN G. F. WALKER A. M.  
  MINERS E. C. WALKER E. J.  
  PRICE J. A. C. WALKER J.  
  ROBINSON A. C. WALKER N. G.  
  ROBINSON E. N. WALKER S. H.  
  ROBINSON D. D. WARD W. H. N.  
  ROBINSON F. R.
   A W A S
 
  ROBINSON R. A.  
  ROLFE K. R. GREEN K. M.  
  RUSSELL T. UMBERS H. L.  
  SMITH E. N.    
  SMITH F. J.
   Korea
 
  STODDARD A.  
  STODDARD O. A. D. BOBBIN L. W.  

 


Information current to February 2002


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