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Mundubbera War Memorial

Mundubbera War Memorial
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Memorial information

Description

A grey marble obelisk with stepped base on a rectangular stone plinth, atop a white concrete base. A low concrete kerb surrounds the memorial to protect it from traffic. A flagpole is set into the base to the right of the memorial. On the obelisk is a laurel wreath with an Australian rising sun badge in the centre.
A cross denotes the 29 killed, missing, or died on active service. Many family names are repeated. In 1992 a plaque was added across the bottom: In memory of all who paid the supreme sacrifice World War II, Korea, Malaya, Borneo, Vietnam.

Inscription

Centre plaque reads:

1914–1918 Erected by the Citizens of Mundubbera and District. Plaques on each side of the memorial list 121 names in gold on grey marble - Plaque added in 1992: In memory of all who paid the supreme sacrifice World War II, Korea, Malaya, Borneo, Vietnam.

Conflicts

World War I, World War II, Malayan Emergency, Korean War, Indonesian Confrontation, Vietnam War

Memorial type

Column/obelisk/pillar

Contributions

Shirley and Trevor McIvor

Photos

Mundubbera War Memorial
Mundubbera War Memorial - Panel 1
Mundubbera War Memorial - Front Panel
Mundubbera War Memorial - Panel 2
Mundubbera War Memorial - Panel 3
Mundubbera War Memorial - Panel 4

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