War Memorials in Australia
Coolgardie War Memorial
Place:
Coolgardie, Western Australia, 6429
District:: Goldfields
Orientation: 39 km SW of Kalgoorlie
Location: Grounds of RSL Sub-Branch, Bayley Street and Ford Street
Position: 30 57 29S 121 10 12 E
Ref: 60007
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The memorial is a rough cut Nepean rock set on small Nepean
rocks on a brick base. There are flagpoles on the north and east sides.
Plaques with the names of deceased RSL members are set in nearby garden.
Bronze plaque on north face of
rock
Bas relief sculpture of a man and young girl standing in front
of a monument
with a background of part of the Australian flag
THEIR SERVICE
OUR HERITAGE
Metal plaque below
THIS MEMORIAL WAS OPENED
ON THE 12TH
DAY OF FEBRUARY
1984
BY E. E. DAVIES
PRESIDENT COOLGARDIE
RETURNED SERVICES LEAGUE
Metal plaque on south face of
rock
"LEST WE FORGET."
Metal plaque below
1914 - 1918
1939 - 1945
KOREAN WAR
VIETNAM WAR
Bronze plaque on west face of
brick base
IN MEMORY OF ALL WHO
SERVED IN VIETNAM
1963 - 1973
DONATED BY
COOLGARDIE SHIRE COUNCIL
Information current to October 2002