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Most Australian towns and cities have a World War I or ANZAC, and/or World War II memorial or Cenotaph.

Listing and photographs are by state and territory:

This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by adding missing items with reliable sources.

Australian Capital Territory

Memorial name Location Date established/
dedicated		 Image Honours Notes
ACT Memorial London Circuit, Civic 10 August 2006 (2006-08-10) Men and women associated with the Australian Capital Territory who served in a number of conflicts and peacekeeping missions throughout the world. [1]
Australian Army Memorial, Canberra
Australian Merchant Navy Memorial Kings Park, Canberra Australian Merchant Navy
Australian Peacekeeping Memorial
Australian War Memorial Treloar Crescent, Campbell, Canberra 1941 Australia's national memorial to the members of its armed forces and supporting organisations who have died or participated in wars involving the Commonwealth of Australia, and some conflicts involving personnel from the Australian colonies prior to Federation. The memorial includes an extensive national military museum.
Boer War Memorial, Canberra
Korean War Memorial, Canberra
Royal Australian Air Force Memorial
Rats of Tobruk Memorial
Royal Australian Navy Memorial
Vietnam Forces National Memorial
Far East Strategic Reserve (FESR) War Memorial In negotiation for construction A national memorial on the AWM grounds that reminds Australia of the service and sacrifice of the men and women who served in the Far East Strategic Reserve (FESR) during the Malayan Emergency 1955-1960 and Indonesian Confrontation 1962-1966.[2]

New South Wales

Memorial name Location Date established/
dedicated		 Image Honours Notes
Batemans Bay Vietnam War Memorial Batemans Bay 2005 Vietnam War (1962-1973)
Batlow War Memorial Batlow RSL garden and memorial with Bofors 40/60 anti-aircraft gun
Berrima War Memorial Berrima
Braidwood Warm Memorial Braidwood
Bungendore War Memorial Bungendore
Bundarra War Memorial Bundarra
Chatswood Memorial Garden Chatswood
World War II
Culcain War Memorial Culcairn
Forbes Boer War Memorial Forbes Boer War
Forbes War Memorial Forbes
Rolls of Honour School of the Arts Hall, Glen Oak World War I
Greta
Gundagai
Gundaroo
Jugiong
Milton
Mittagong
Mittagong RSL
Narrabri
Nerriga
Parkes
ANZAC War Memorial Hyde Park,
Sydney central business district
Tarago
Thornton 1978
War Memorial Thornton
District Roll of Honour Tumbarumba
District Volunteers South African War 1899-1902 Boer War
Memorial Hall
Union Jack Gold Mining Company Memorial Approx. 5 km (3.1 mi) north of Tumbarumba World War I
Tweed Heads
on the Clarence River, Ulmarra
Victory Memorial Gardens Arch Wagga Wagga
Wellington
Yininmadyemi - Thou didst let fall Hyde Park, Sydney

Memorials for people

Person memorialised Location Date established/
dedicated		 Image Notes
Private Patrick Joseph Bugden VC Alstonville

Northern Territory

Memorial name Location Date established/
dedicated		 Image Honours Notes
Darwin Bombing Memorial Darwin, Northern Territory File:Darwin Memorial.jpg Commemorating the 1942 bombing of Darwin

Queensland

The Queensland War Memorial Register is maintained by the Queensland Government in collaboration with local government authorities in Queensland and the Returned and Services League of Australia. It was established in 2008 and, as at 14 November 2017, lists 1398 war memorials in Queensland.[3][4]

The war memorials in Queensland take many forms but are predominantly either outdoor monuments, memorial buildings or memorial components within other structures. Notable war memorials include:

Brisbane

ANZAC Square

Brisbane CBD

Brisbane suburbs

Monument to non-Australian forces
  • Monument to the United States forces for their help in World War II. The monument is in the grounds of Newstead House, Newstead
    Monument to the United States forces for their help in World War II. The monument is in the grounds of Newstead House, Newstead

Regional Queensland

South Australia

Memorial name Location Date established/
dedicated		 Image Honours Notes
South African War Memorial North Terrace, Adelaide 1904 Boer War Designed by sculptor Adrian Jones
National War Memorial Cnr. North Terrace and Kintore Avenue, Adelaide 25 April 1931 World War I Designed: Woods, Bagot, Jory & Laybourne-Smith
Sculptures: Rayner Hoff

Tasmania

Memorial name Location Date established/
dedicated		 Image Honours Notes
Hobart Cenotaph Hobart

Victoria

Memorial name Location Date established/
dedicated		 Image Honours Notes
Bonnie Doon
outside HMAS Cerberus, Crib Point
Corryong
Eildon
Flinders
World War I memorial Kalorama, Victoria World War I
Jamieson
Mansfield
Shrine of Remembrance Kings Domain, Melbourne 11 November 1934 (1934-11-11) For the Australian soldiers of all wars post World War I
General Post Office, Melbourne
Merrijig
Montrose Memorial and Garden Montrose
Sassafras Memorial and Garden Sassafras
Seymour Vietnam Veterans memorial Seymour Vietnam War
Torquay War Memorials Torquay
War Memorial garden Wangaratta
Yarra Glen Memorial and Hall Yarra Glen

Western Australia

As of 2015 there are more than 900 "war memorials and related objects" in Western Australia.[5]

Perth metropolitan

  • Axford Park memorial obelisk[5]
  • North Fremantle Fallen Soldiers' Memorial[5]
  • East Fremantle Roll of Honour[5]

Kings Park

Kings Park in Perth includes several war memorials.[5]

  • State War Memorial
    State War Memorial
  • Tobruk War Memorial
  • Vietnam War Memorial
  • Kings Park has several "honour avenues". These avenues are lined with trees, each tree having been planted in the memory of an individual who died in the war. A plaque in front of the tree identifies each person.

Monument Hill, Fremantle

The Monument Hill Memorial Reserve on High Street has several memorials.[5]

  • Merchant Navy Memorial
  • Royal Australian Navy in Vietnam Memorial
  • RAN Corvettes Memorial
  • United States Submariners' Memorial

Albany

Desert Mounted Corps Memorial on Mount Clarence

Albany has several memorials.[5]

Outside of Australia

See also

References

  1. ^ "ACT Veterans' Memorial Officially Dedicated" (Press release). ACT Government. Retrieved 14 December 2007.
  2. ^ "Home". Far East Strategic Reserve (FESR) War Memorial Foundation Inc. 6 August 2019. Retrieved 6 August 2019. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |dead-url= (help)
  3. ^ "Queensland War Memorial Register". Queensland Government. Archived from the original on 14 November 2017. Retrieved 14 November 2017. {{cite web}}: |archive-date= / |archive-url= timestamp mismatch; 13 November 2017 suggested (help); Unknown parameter |dead-url= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  4. ^ "Development of the Register". Queensland War Memorial Register. Archived from the original on 14 November 2017. Retrieved 14 November 2017. {{cite web}}: |archive-date= / |archive-url= timestamp mismatch; 13 November 2017 suggested (help); Unknown parameter |dead-url= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  5. ^ a b c d e f g Stephens, John; Seal, Graham (2015). Remembering the Wars: Commemoration in Western Australian Communities. Black Swan Press. ISBN 9780987567079.
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