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Bundaberg War Memorial
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Description
The memorial comprises a tall red granite column rising from a massive granite and trachyte pedestal and crowned by a marble ionic capital and life-sized statue of an Australian soldier. The statue stands head bowed, arms reversed and carrying a backpack. The total height is 38 feet. The pedestal bears the cut and gilded names of one local soldier who served in the South Africa (or Boer) War and the 277 who served in WWI. Commemorative plates for later conflicts have been added to the pedestal. The monument is surrounded by concrete kerbing.
Inscription
First plaque reads:
Bundaberg District 1939 Tribute 1945. In Memory of those from the Bundaberg District who paid the supreme sacrifice in World War 1939 - 1945.
Second plaque reads:
In Memory of Those Who Paid the Supreme Sacrific
Korea. Malaya. Borneo
South Vietnam
Conflicts
South African War, World War I, World War II, Malayan Emergency, Korean War, Indonesian Confrontation, Vietnam War
Memorial type
Statue
Contributions
Trevor and Shirley McIvor
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