War Memorials in Australia

New Norfolk Cenotaph
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Place: New Norfolk, Tasmania, 7140
District: Central Plateau and Upper Derwent Valley

Orientation: 19 km SE of Bushy Park
Location: Circle Street outside Council Chambers
Position:
Ref: 70110

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The memorial is a sandstone cross on a sandstone pedestal on a three-stepped base.

East face of cross
Bronze sword


Bronze plaque on pedestal below
Image of Australian Imperial Force
THIS MEMORIAL
WAS ERECTED BY
PUBLIC SUBSCRIPTION
IN HONOUR OF
THOSE WHO GAVE
THEIR LIVES FOR
THEIR COUNTRY
AND THE EMPIRE

"THEIR MEMORY
LIVETH FOR EVERMORE"


   Plaque on section below
THE SECOND WORLD WAR
THE KOREAN WAR
THE MALAYA EMERGENCY
THE INDONESIAN CONFRONTATION
THE VIETNAM WAR

 

 

South face
Image of Australian Imperial Forces
FOR KING AND COUNTRY

  THE SUPREME SACRIFICE  
  ANDERSON. A. L. DIXON. F.  
  BENTLEY. D. V. DOWNIE. W. V.  
  BLACKWOOD. A. EVANS. G. R.  
  BOWDEN. T. GARLICK. G. C.  
  BROWN. D. A. H. GITTUS. K. J.  
  BRITTEN. E. GITTUS. C.  
  BUTLER. S. GITTUS. L. A.  
  BUTLER. R. GRAHAM. R.  
  CLARK. M. W. GRAY. O.  
  CLIFFORD. L. J. HARRIS. H. N.  
  COCKERILL. C. C. HARRIS. W. H.  
  COCKERILL. F. D. HAWKES. H. A.  
  COSSOM. J. W. HEFFERNAN. T. G.  
  COLLINS. A. C. HIGGINS. R. R.  
  CORDWELL. G. R. D. HILL. A.  
  DALY. L. F. HILL. R. B.  
 

HOPE. E. S.

 

CLARK W. J. M.   HARVEY JOE.
RATHBONE H. R.

 

 

West face
Image of Australian Imperial Force
THE GREAT WAR
1914  . 1919
THIS DISTRICT WAS
REPRESENTED BY 416
MEN AND 3 NURSES

PRINCIPAL BATTLES OUR
MEN WERE ENGAGED IN

   GALLIPOLI      LANDING      
                         LONE PINE

                                     PASSCHENDAELE
  FRANCE       POZIERES

        AND            
BULLECOURT
   BELGIUM     
MESSINES  
                                           VILLERS BRETTONEUX

                    ROMANI
  PALESTINE  GAZA          
                                 JORDON VALLEY

 

 

North face
Image of Australian Imperial Forces
FOR KING AND COUNTRY

  THE SUPREME SACRIFICE  
  JARVIS. R. PARSISSONS. J. S.  
  JARVIS. H. PEGLER. W.  
  JAMES. H. PITFIELD. L.  
  LEWIS. R. N. PLUNKETT. E. W. D.  
  MARRIOTT. D. T. RATHBONE. P. R.  
  MASON. R. READER. A. A.  
  MARSHALL. J. H. RENNIE. R. R.  
  MARSHALL. V. C. RYAN. J. J.  
  MACKEY. F. J. RYAN. M.  
  MARTIN. W. P. RILEY. W. R.  
  McWATT. M. J. SHOOBRIDGE. A. W.  
  McPHERSON. W. SWEENEY. N. D.  
  MENZIE. B. TERRY. E. L.  
  MORRIS. G. WELLS. A.  
  MOREY. H. H. WOOLLEY. W. G.  
  O'NEAL. J. WOOLLEY. E.  
 

WESTERWAY. E.

 


 


Information current to April 2004

Sources:  The information and photograph on this page have been kindly provided by Peter Benson.
                  Photo
© Peter Benson


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