Samford War Memorial

Memorial information

Description

Vertical stone faced with the Rising Sun badge and the Samford District Roll of Honour. The Roll lists 14 WWI, 5 WWII and 1 Korean War service personnel. Additionally there is a dedication plaque below the main roll. On the four corner extremities of the memorial at ground level, there are small plaques dedicated to and recognising the conflicts in which Australians have fought. (Refer to additional images for more detail)

Inscription

(over gate)
MEMORIAL PARK

(on left gate post)
SAMFORD RSL

(on right gate post)
LEST WE FORGET

(on granite boulder)
[Australian Commonwealth Military Forces coat of arms]
SAMFORD DISTRICT
ROLL OF HONOUR
WW I 1914–1918
CASH F. CASH P.
DICKEN P. FOGG G. H.
GORDON A. GRAHAM T.
GREENSILL W. F. JOYNER E.S.W.
KELLY J. MICHAEL W
RANDALL D ROBINSON S O
THISTLETHWAITE A.E. WRIGHT A J
WW II 1939–1945
CARTWRIGHT S DEVANEY D
HOUGHTON S McDONALD H
SALISBURY H
KOREA 1950–1953
HEATHWOOD N A
- LEST WE FORGET -
[Australia remembers 1945–1995 logo]
THIS MEMORIAL CAIRN
WAS DEDICATED ON 3 SEPTEMBER 1995
THIS PLAQUE WAS PLACED AS PART OF
THE AUSTRALIA REMEMBERS PROGRAMME
AND
COMMEMORATES
THE 50TH ANNIVERSARY
OF THE END OF WORLD WAR II
LEST WE FORGET

(plaque set into foundation)
MALAYAN
EMERGENCY
1950–1960
KOREAN WAR
1950–1953
SOUTH
VIETNAM
1962–1973.

(plaque set into foundation)
BORNEO
1964–1966
GULF WAR
1990–1991
SOMALIA
1992–1993

(plaque set into foundation)
SUDAN
1885–1886
BOER WAR
1899–1902
CHINA
1900–1901

(plaque set into foundation)
WORLD
WAR I
WORLD
WAR II

Conflicts

Sudan, South African War, Boxer Rebellion, World War I, World War II, Malayan Emergency, Korean War, Indonesian Confrontation, Vietnam War, Gulf War, Somalia