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Emu Park Memorial Cenotaph
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Description
White painted obelisk cenotaph, erected in 1921 and displaying Rolls of Honour to Emu Park Soldiers who took part in the First World War. The memorial was presented by J N Lawson to the Ladies Emu Park Improvement Assn and erected by them.
Additional memorial walls and plaques commemorating subsequent conflicts have been erected and now form a memorial place. There are 26 names recorded, including 5 dead.
Inscription
Main panel: MEMORIAL CENOTAPH TO EMU PARK SOLDIERS WHO TOOK PART IN THE WORLDS GREAT WAR 1914-1919/Secondary panel: Presented by J.N. Lawson to the Ladies Emu Park Improvement Association and erected by them A.D. 1921 E.Bell. President/H.w. Johnson. Chairman/E. Goodwin Hon. Sec./ Other Panels: Rolls of Honour
Conflicts
Sudan, South African War, Boxer Rebellion, World War I, World War II, Malayan Emergency, Korean War, Indonesian Confrontation, Vietnam War, Peacekeeping
Memorial type
Cenotaph/shrine
Contributions
Shirley and Trevor McIvor
Doug Tanner
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