Wentworth War MemorialPrint Page
The War Memorial commemorates those who served in World War One. It was unveiled by Major General ("Fighting Charlie") Cox, Commander of the 1st Australian Light Horse Brigade on Armistice Day 1922. A plaque was placed on the memorial in 1993 in memory of the Unknown Soldier and commemorating the 75th anniversary of Remembrance Day.
Monument characteristics :
A white marble statue of an Australian World War One soldier atop a granite plinth engraved with the names of service personnel.
|Address:||Darling & Sandwych Streets, Wentworth, 2648|
|GPS Coordinates:||Lat: -34.106839|
Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate.
|Actual Event STart Date:||04-August-1914|
|Actual Event End Date:||28-June-1919|
|Actual Monument Dedication Date:||Saturday 11th November, 1922|
Erected To The Memory Of
Those Who Enlisted In The Great War
1914 - 1918
And The Following Who Made
The Supreme Sacrifice.
Unveiled On 11-11-1922 By
Major General C. F. Cox
C.B., C.M.G., D.S.O., V.D.,
Senator for N.S.W.