War Memorials in Australia
Tennant Creek War Memorial (New)
Place:
Tennant Creek, Northern Territory, 0860
District: Barkly
Orientation:
Location: In grounds of RSL Sub-Branch, Schmidt Street
Position: 19 38 80 S 134 11 31 E
Ref: 80006
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The memorial was erected in 1998 at a cost of $30,000. It was made in Adelaide of polished Mt. Bundy granite and is an obelisk with four corner wings.
West face
LEST
WE FORGET
(semi-enclosed by a wreath)
Celtic cross
ERECTED BY THE
CITIZENS OF
TENNANT CREEK
AND THE
BARKLY REGION TO
HONOUR ALL THOSE
MEN AND WOMEN
WHO SERVED IN THE
AUSTRALIAN ARMED
FORCES DURING WARS,
ARMED CONFLICTS AND
UNITED NATIONS
OPERATIONS IN MANY
PARTS OF THE WORLD.
Northern wing of west face
BOER WAR
FIRST WORLD WAR
SECOND WORLD WAR
MALAYA
KOREA
Southern wing of west face
BORNEO
VIETNAM
FALKLANDS
GULF WAR
UNITED NATIONS OPERATIONS
On base, northern side of west face
S.D. TILLETT
MEMORIALS
Plaque on base, southern side of west face
Designed by
Mrs Karen Thompson
Tennant Creek
Information current to May 2000
Sources: Mrs Ann Wilson, Committee Member Tennant Creek RSL, pers comm, May 2000