List of Australian military memorials

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:

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Australian Capital Territory

New South Wales

Memorials for people

Northern Territory

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.[1][2]

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

Queensland country

South Australia

Tasmania

Victoria

Western Australia

As of 2015 there are more than 900 "war memorials and related objects" in Western Australia.[3]

Perth metropolitan

  • Axford Park memorial obelisk[3]
  • North Fremantle Fallen Soldiers' Memorial[3]
  • East Fremantle Roll of Honour[3]

Kings Park

Kings Park in Perth includes several war memorials.[3]

  • 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.[3]

  • 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.[3]

Outside of Australia

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Queensland War Memorial Register". Queensland Government. Archived from the original on 14 November 2017. Retrieved 14 November 2017.
  2. ↑ "Development of the Register". Queensland War Memorial Register. Archived from the original on 14 November 2017. Retrieved 14 November 2017.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Stephens, John; Seal, Graham (2015). Remembering the Wars: Commemoration in Western Australian Communities. Black Swan Press. ISBN 9780987567079.
  • "Australian War Memorials". ANZAC Day Commemoration Committee of Queensland. Archived from the original on 2012-10-13.
  • Queensland War Memorial Register
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