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Miriam Vale War Memorial (Digger)

Miriam Vale Monument and Roll of Honour
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Memorial information

Description

The memorial comprises a life-sized statue of an Australian Infantry soldier standing with head bowed and arms reversed on an ornate sandstone pedestal. The pedestal is capped by a gabled cornice with a moulded wreath in the front gable. On all faces of the pedestal are marble plates.
The east side plate bears a matching inscription for WW2 and also the names of the 8 local men who fell in that conflict. The monument rests on a rock-faced granite base and is surrounded by its original concrete kern and iron stake fence, with a gate at the south east corner. The memorial reserve is in turn enclosed by a timber fence.

Inscription

The front plate bearing a leaded inscription and the names of the 13 "brave boys of this district who gave their all in the cause of freedom 1914-1919". This unusually altruistic inscription ends with the words common to British war cemeteries throughout the world: "Their name liveth for evermore".

Conflicts

World War I, World War II

Memorial type

Statue

Contributions

Shirley and Trevor McIvor; Harry Gallaher, Gladstone Regional Art Gallery and Museum

Photos

Miriam Vale Monument and Roll of Honour
Front memorial plaque for 1914-1919 conflict.
Left side memorial plaque for 1939–1945 conflict.
Overall view of monument and nearby streets.

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