Cowra Light Horse Memorial

War Memorials in Australia

Place: Cowra, New South Wales, 2794
District: Central Tablelands
Orientation:
Location: Vaux Street
Position: 33 50 20 S 148 41 28 E
Ref: 20172

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The memorial consists of concrete walls, gates, platform and steps leading to playing fields. There are small garden beds on the platform and two metal flagpoles on east and west sides.

Metal letters on metal fence in front
LEST WE FORGET

North wall
Metal plaque on east pillar of west gate
This commemorative plaque
was unveiled by
Alby Schultz MP
Federal Member for Hume
on 20th October 2001
to commemorate the 55th and final
annual reunion of members of the
6th Light Horse /
6th Australian Motor Regiment.
The 6th Light Horse was:
Formed in                               1914
Disbanded in                           1919
        Reformed in                            1922
Mobilised in                            1939
Redesignated to
6th Australian Motor Regiment   1941
Disbanded in                           1943

Squadron Headquarters
Orange/Millthorpe
A Sqn
Cowra / Canowindra / Mandurama / Toogong
B Sqn
Parkes / Forbes / Condobolin / Trundle
C Sqn
Dubbo / Peak Hill / Narromine / Gilgandra

South wall
Metal plaque on west end of east steps
THIS PLAQUE WAS UNVEILED BY
CR B. B. MILLER, MAYOR OF COWRA SHIRE
ON 13TH FEBRUARY 1999
TO COMMEMORATE
THE RE-ENACTMENT OF THE 1916
BOOMERANG RECRUITING MARCH
FROM PARKES TO BATHURST
ORGANISED BY THE BOOMERANG MARCH RE-ENACTMENT ASSOCIATION

Metal plaque on east end of west steps
THEIR SERVICE - OUR HERITAGE

Men of the Light Horse - your sacrifice & deeds and
those of following generations of Australians who
fought for Australia will remain ever etched in the
history of a grateful nation

Colour patch

Defence of ANZAC	Image of mounted Light Horseman	South Africa 1899 - 1902
Rumani		Sari Bair
Baza - Beersheba		Egypt 1915 - 1917
Jordon - Esail		Jerusalem
Megiddo		Jordan - Amman
South West Pacific		Palestine 1917 - 1918
Cape Endaladere		Buna Gona
Senemi - Creek

This plaque is dedicated to the memory of all those who
served in the 6th Light Horse Regiment NSW
Mounted Rifles
in peace and war
This plaque was unveiled by
Hon John Sharp MP
Federal Member for Hume
23rd April 1998

Organised by: The Australian Veterans and Defence Services Council
& Department of Veterans Affairs

Metal plaque on west end of west steps
DEDICATED TO ALL WHO SERVED
FROM THIS DISTRICT
WITH THE
6TH LIGHT HORSE REGIMENT
15th MARCH 1991

Information current to August 2002

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