Place: Hobart, Tasmania, 7000
District: South East, Huon & Channel and Lower Derwent Valley
Orientation: State capital
Location: Memorial Corner, Anglesea Barracks, Davey Street
Position: 42 53 32 S     147 19 64 E
Ref: 70073

The memorial is a stone pillar on a large plinth on a 3 stepped base.  It is surrounded by an iron picket fence which includes an iron crest and 99 in white letters on each side.

This memorial is unique as it was the first war memorial to be erected in Australia and also the only such memorial to be erected by a British Regiment serving here. The 99th Regiment of Foot was stationed in Hobart from 1848 to1856. The monument commemorates twenty four men of the Regiment who were killed on active service in the New Zealand Maori Wars of 1845-46 and was erected, in 1850, from money raised by voluntary subscription from officers and men. 

East face
This Pillar
Was erected by the Voluntary Subscription
of the Officers
Non Comm^d Officers and Privates
of the 99^th Regiment
to perpetuate the Memory of those brave Men
of that Regiment who fell
in the service of their Queen and Country
during the Campaigns in New Zealand
in the Years 1845 and 1846.

Officers
________
Lieu^t Edw^d Beatty
Ensⁿ E M Blackburn
________
Non Comm^d Officers
________
Serg^t Tho^s Todd
________
Privates
________

Metal plaque below
THIS IS THE ONLY MONUMENT IN AUSTRALIA
ERECTED BY BRITISH TROOPS TO THE MEMORY
OF COMRADES WHO FELL IN ACTION. THE 99^TH
REGT. OF FOOT, NOW THE WILTSHIRE REGT.,
WAS STATIONED HERE FROM 1848 TO 1856,
UNDER THE COMMAND OF COL. HENRY DESPARD, CB.

North face
Blank

West face
ERECTED
ANNO DOMINI
1850

Metal plaque below
Insignia
PRESENTED BY
THE WILTSHIRE REGIMENT
(DUKE OF EDINBURGH'S)
TO MARK THE CENTENARY OF THIS
MONUMENT
ENGLAND                12^TH NOV 1950
"WE STILL REMEMBER THEM"

South face
Blank

Information current to August 2001

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