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:
Australian Capital Territory
| Memorial name | Location | Date established/ dedicated | Image | Honours | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ACT Memorial | London Circuit, Civic | 10 August 2006 |  | 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 | .JPG.webp) | ||||
| 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 | .jpg.webp) | 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 | .jpg.webp) | ||||
| 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 | .jpg.webp) | |||||
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| 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 | 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:
- ANZAC Square, Brisbane
- Anning Monument
- Anzac Avenue Memorial Trees
- Anzac Memorial Park, Townsville
- Apple Tree Creek War Memorial
- Aramac War Memorial
- Atherton War Memorial
- Baralaba, Queensland
- Barcaldine Shire Hall
- Barcaldine War Memorial Clock
- Beaudesert War Memorial
- Berry and MacFarlane Monument
- Boer War Memorial, Allora
- Boer War Memorial, Gatton
- Boer War Veterans Memorial Kiosk and Lissner Park
- Boonah War Memorial
- Booval War Memorial
- Brooweena War Memorial
- Bulimba Memorial Park
- Bundaberg War Memorial
- Bundaberg War Nurses Memorial
- Cairns War Memorial
- Cardwell Divisional Board Hall
- Caskey Monument
- Charleville War Memorial
- Chinchilla Digger Statue
- Cleveland War Memorials
- Coorparoo School of Arts and RSL Memorial Hall
- Cooyar War Memorial
- Coronation Lamp War Memorial
- Cunnamulla War Memorial Fountain
- Dalby War Memorial and Gates
- Enoggera Memorial Hall
- Esk War Memorial
- Eumundi War Memorial Trees
- Evelyn Scrub War Memorial
- Finch Hatton War Memorial
- First World War Honour Board, Lands Administration Building
- First World War Honour Board, National Australia Bank (308 Queen Street)
- Forest Hill War Memorial
- Gair Park
- Gayndah War Memorial
- Goombungee War Memorial
- Goomeri Hall of Memory
- Goomeri War Memorial Clock
- Goondiwindi War Memorial
- Graceville Memorial Park
- Greenmount War Memorial
- Gympie Memorial Park
- Gympie and Widgee War Memorial Gates
- Herberton War Memorial
- Howard War Memorial
- Ipswich Railway Workshops War Memorial
- Isis District War Memorial and Shire Council Chambers
- Ithaca War Memorial
- Koumala War Memorial
- Linville War Memorial
- Lt Thomas Armstrong Memorial
- Ma Ma Creek War Memorial
- Manly War Memorial
- Maroon War Memorial
- Mary Watson's Monument
- Miriam Vale War Memorial
- Mitchell War Memorial
- Montville Memorial Precinct
- Mowbray Park and East Brisbane War Memorial
- Our Lady of Victories Catholic Church
- Oxley War Memorial
- Paroo Shire Honour Board
- Pilot Officer Geoffrey Lloyd Wells Memorial Seat
- Pimpama & Ormeau War Memorial
- Pinkenba War Memorial
- Queens Gardens, Brisbane
- Queensland Korean War Memorial
- Rockhampton War Memorial
- Roma War Memorial and Heroes Avenue
- Sandgate War Memorial Park
- Sarina War Memorial
- Shrine of Remembrance, Brisbane
- Sir William Glasgow Memorial
- Soldiers Memorial Hall, Toowoomba
- South African War Memorial, Brisbane
- St Andrew's Presbyterian Memorial Church, Innisfail
- St Monica's War Memorial Cathedral
- Stanthorpe Soldiers Memorial
- Stanwell, Queensland
- Strathpine Honour Board
- Temple of Peace (Toowong Cemetery)
- Tieri War Memorial
- Tobruk Memorial Baths
- Toogoolawah War Memorial
- Toowong Memorial Park
- Townsville West State School
- Traveston Powder Magazine
- Trooper Cobb's Grave
- Victor Denton War Memorial
- War Memorial Bridge, Brooweena
- Warwick War Memorial
- Weeping Mother Memorial
- Westbrook War Memorial
- Windsor War Memorial Park
- Woody Point Memorial Hall
- World War I Cenotaph, Mackay
- World War I memorials in Queensland
- Yeppoon War Memorial
- Yeronga Memorial Park
ANZAC Square
Shrine of Remembrance ANZAC Square façade, showing the lower section which contains the crypt with the World War II Shrine of Memories
Second Boer War Memorial
World War I Memorial Sculpture on the external wall of the Shrine of Memories section of the Shrine of Remembrance.jpg.webp)
World War II Memorial
South West Pacific Campaign Memorial.jpg.webp)
Korea Malaya Borneo 1948-1966 Memorial.jpg.webp)
Vietnam War Memorial
Brisbane CBD
The Eagle on top of
the RAAF Memorial
at Queens Gardens
Brisbane suburbs
Gair Park War Memorial, Dutton Park
Cameron Rocks War Memorial, Hamilton
Anning Monument, Hemmant
ISA War Memorial, Inala
Indooroopilly Fallen Sailors and Soldiers Monument, Indooroopilly
Ithaca War Memorial, Paddington
War Memorial,
South Brisbane
War Memorial, The Gap
War Memorial, Windsor
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
Regional Queensland
Queensland Korean War Memorial, Gold Coast Highway, Cascade Gardens, Broadbeach, 4218
Eacham
Southport (from 2010) - gates and statue
Southport (from 2010) - statue
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 |  | 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 |  | |||
| Australian Turkish Friendship Memorial | Kings Domain, Melbourne |  | Commemorates WWI fallen soldiers and is a tribute to Australian-Turkish relations |
Western Australia
As of 2015 there are more than 900 "war memorials and related objects" in Western Australia.[5]
Perth metropolitan
Kings Park
Kings Park in Perth includes several war memorials.[5]
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]
Fremantle War Memorial or Fallen Soldiers' and Sailors' Memorial
- Merchant Navy Memorial
- Royal Australian Navy in Vietnam Memorial
- RAN Corvettes Memorial
- United States Submariners' Memorial
Rockingham
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HMAS Orion fin and HMAS Derwent gun turret at Naval Memorial Park
The Rockingham Naval Memorial Park, opened in 1996, is dedicated to the Royal Australian Navy and its activities during World War II, the Korean War and the Vietnam War.[6] The memorial consists of three main parts, a walk way with commemorative plaques, the HMAS Orion fin and the HMAS Derwent gun turret.
The Rockingham War Memorial, opened in 2005, commemorates Australian servicemen and women from the district who died in service or were killed in action in conflicts involving Australia.[7]
Albany
Desert Mounted Corps
Memorial on Mount Clarence
Albany has several memorials.[5]
- Albany War Memorial
- ANZAC Peace Park
- Apex Drive Honour Avenue
- Mustafa Kemal Atatürk statue and Atatürk Entrance
- The Desert Mounted Corps Memorial on Mount Clarence
- RSL Nurses' Memorial Garden
- The Gallipoli Pine, Mount Clarence
- The South East Asia memorial in the Princess Royal Fortress
- National Anzac Centre, including the "Still On Patrol" memorial and the Merchant Navy Memorial
Outside of Australia
- Australian Memorial Park - France
- Australian War Memorial - United Kingdom
- Mont Saint-Quentin Australian war memorial - France
- V.C. Corner Australian Cemetery and Memorial - France
- Villers–Bretonneux Australian National Memorial - France
References
- "ACT Veterans' Memorial Officially Dedicated" (Press release). ACT Government. Retrieved 14 December 2007.
- "Home". Far East Strategic Reserve (FESR) War Memorial Foundation Inc. 6 August 2019. Retrieved 6 August 2019.
- "Queensland War Memorial Register". Queensland Government. Archived from the original on 14 November 2017. Retrieved 14 November 2017.
- "Development of the Register". Queensland War Memorial Register. Archived from the original on 14 November 2017. Retrieved 14 November 2017.
- Stephens, John; Seal, Graham (2015). Remembering the Wars: Commemoration in Western Australian Communities. Black Swan Press. ISBN 9780987567079.
- "Naval Memorial Park". monumentaustralia.org.au. Retrieved 18 March 2020.
- "City of Rockingham War Memorial". monumentaustralia.org.au. Retrieved 18 March 2020.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to War memorials in Australia. |
- "Australian War Memorials". ANZAC Day Commemoration Committee of Queensland. Archived from the original on 2012-10-13.
- Queensland War Memorial Register
- Australian Bunker & Military Museum
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