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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Memorial name | Location | Date established/ dedicated | Image | Honours | Notes |
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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 | Anzac Parade, Canberra | The two central figures represent two Australian soldiers facing the east and the rising sun, and represent the importance of support and comradeship represented in the Australian term, 'mates'. | |||
Australian Merchant Navy Memorial | Kings Park, Canberra | 7 October 1990 | Australian Merchant Navy | ||
Australian Peacekeeping Memorial | Southern end of Anzac Parade | 14 September 2017 | |||
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 | Anzac Parade, Canberra | 31 May 2017 | Military history of Australia during the Second Boer War, 1899–1902. | ||
Korean War Memorial, Canberra | Anzac Parade, Canberra | 17 September 1999 | Australian individuals that served and died in the Korean War under the command of the United Nations. | ||
Royal Australian Air Force Memorial | Anzac Parade, Canberra | 15 March 1973 | 50th anniversary of the formation of the RAAF (initially as the Australian Air Force, the "Royal" prefix being added in August 1921), and the service of members of the RAAF. | ||
Rats of Tobruk Memorial | Anzac Parade, Canberra | 12 April 1983 | The German siege of the Libyan Mediterranean Sea port town of Tobruk began on 10 April 1941. After desperate fighting, most of the Australian forces were relieved by October 1941. However, the town was continuously contested until the Allied victory at El Alamein in 1942. | ||
Royal Australian Navy Memorial | Anzac Parade, Canberra | 3 March 1986 | The sailors who have served to protect Australia. | ||
Vietnam Forces National Memorial | Anzac Parade, Canberra | 3 October 1992 | The 50,000 Australian Army, Royal Australian Navy, and Royal Australian Air Force and associated personnel who served in Vietnam during the Vietnam War. |
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Memorial name | Location | Date established/ dedicated | Image | Honours | Notes | |
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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 | |||||
Bundarra War Memorial | Bundarra | |||||
Bungendore War Memorial | Bungendore | |||||
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 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 | |||||
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Person memorialised | Location | Date established/ dedicated | Image | Notes |
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Private Patrick Joseph Bugden VC | Alstonville |
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Darwin Bombing Memorial | Darwin , Northern Territory | Commemorating the 1942 bombing of Darwin |
The Queensland War Memorial Register is maintained by the Government of Queensland 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. [2] [3]
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:
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Memorial name | Location | Date established/ dedicated | Image | Honours | Notes |
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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 has over 1000 war memorials, including memorial plantings and honour rolls.
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Memorial name | Location | Date established/ dedicated | Image | Honours | Notes |
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Hobart Cenotaph | Hobart | 13 December 1925 | |||
Ulverstone War Memorial | Ulverstone | ||||
West Ulverstone War Memorial | Ulverstone | ||||
Ross War Memorial | Ross | ||||
Bicheno War Memorial | Bicheno | ||||
Bicheno Memorial Gate | Bicheno | ||||
Cygnet Soldiers Memorial | Cygnet | ||||
Stanley War Memorial | Stanley | ||||
Burnie War Memorials | Stanley | ||||
Queenstown War Memorial | Queenstown | ||||
New Norfolk War Memorial | New Norfolk | ||||
Railton War Memorial | Railton | ||||
99th Regiment Memorial | Hobart | ||||
Hagley War Memorial and Recreation Park | Hagley | ||||
Launceston Boer War Memorial | Launceston | ||||
Launceston War Memorial | Launceston | ||||
Legerwood Carved Memorial Trees | Legerwood | 15 October 1918 | |||
Ranelagh Soldiers Memorial Hall | Ranelagh | ||||
Sorell Memorial Hall | Sorell | ||||
Huonville War Memorial | Huonville | ||||
Primrose Sands War Memorial | Primrose Sands |
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Memorial name | Location | Date established/ dedicated | Image | Honours | Notes |
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Bonnie Doon | |||||
outside HMAS Cerberus, Crib Point | |||||
Corryong | |||||
Eildon | |||||
Flinders | |||||
World War I memorial | Kalorama | 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 |
As of 2015 [update] there are more than 900 "war memorials and related objects" in Western Australia. [4]
Kings Park in Perth includes several war memorials. [4]
The Monument Hill Memorial Reserve on High Street has several memorials. [4]
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. [5] 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. [6]
Albany has several memorials. [4]
A war memorial is a building, monument, statue, or other edifice to celebrate a war or victory, or to commemorate those who died or were injured in a war.
The Shrine of Remembrance is a war memorial in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, located in Kings Domain on St Kilda Road. It was built to honour the men and women of Victoria who served in World War I, but now functions as a memorial to all Australians who have served in any war. It is a site of annual observances for Anzac Day and Remembrance Day, and is one of the largest war memorials in Australia.
ANZAC Square is a heritage-listed town square and war memorial located between Ann Street and Adelaide Street, in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. It is a state memorial to the men and women who participated in overseas armed service and is named in honour of the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps. ANZAC Square is adjacent to ANZAC Square Arcade.
The Shrine of Remembrance is located in ANZAC Square, between Ann Street and Adelaide Street, in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. With its 'Eternal Flame', the Shrine is a war memorial dedicated to the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps (Anzacs).
Adelaide Street is a major street in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. It runs between and parallel to Queen Street and Ann Street.
Anzac Avenue is a heritage-listed major arterial road lined with trees in the City of Moreton Bay, Queensland, Australia. It runs 17.8 kilometres (11.1 mi) from Petrie to Redcliffe, with most of the route signed as state route 71. The route was formerly the main route to the Redcliffe peninsula, until the Hornibrook Bridge was opened in 1935.
The Sir William Glasgow Memorial is a heritage-listed statue of Sir William Glasgow in Post Office Square at 270 Queen Street, Brisbane CBD, City of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. It was designed by Daphne Mayo and built from 1961 to 1964. It was added to the Queensland Heritage Register on 13 May 2004.
Boer War Memorial is a heritage-listed war memorial at Crescent Street, Gatton, Queensland, Australia. It was designed by William Hodgen and produced by Toowoomba mason William Bruce. It was built in 1908, and was unveiled on 3 August by Governor of Queensland, Lord Chelmsford. The memorial honours four local men who died in or as a result of the Boer War, and is one of only three known Boer War memorials in Queensland. It is also known as the Fallen Soldiers Memorial and the South African War Memorial.
Toowong Memorial Park is a heritage-listed memorial and park at 65 Sylvan Road, Toowong, City of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. It was designed by George Rae and built c. 1922 by Andrew Lang Petrie Monumental Works. It was added to the Queensland Heritage Register on 4 September 2007.
Oxley War Memorial is a heritage-listed memorial at 1218 Oxley Road, Oxley, Queensland, Australia. It was built in 1920. It is also known as Oxley Memorial Park and Oxley Place. It was added to the Queensland Heritage Register on 4 July 2006.
Gair Park is a heritage-listed park and memorial at 181 Annerley Road, Dutton Park, City of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. It was built from 1936 onwards. It was added to the Queensland Heritage Register on 5 April 2004.
The Boer War Memorial is a heritage-listed memorial at Warwick Street, Allora, Southern Downs Region, Queensland, Australia. It was built from 1904 to 1940s. It is also known as Queen's Park and War Memorial Park. It was added to the Queensland Heritage Register on 21 October 1992.
Montville Memorial Precinct is a heritage-listed memorial precinct at Razorback Road and Main Street, Montville, Sunshine Coast Region, Queensland, Australia. It was added to the Queensland Heritage Register on 28 August 2008.
Brooweena War Memorial is a heritage-listed memorial at Smith Crescent, Brooweena, Fraser Coast Region, Queensland, Australia. It was built in 1922 by F W Webb. It was added to the Queensland Heritage Register on 21 October 1992.
Yeppoon War Memorial is a heritage-listed memorial avenue of trees in Normanby Street, James Street and Anzac Parade, Yeppoon, Shire of Livingstone, Queensland, Australia. It was built in 1921 and 1984. It was added to the Queensland Heritage Register on 23 July 1999.
Cairns War Memorial is a heritage-listed memorial at The Esplanade, Cairns City, Cairns, Cairns Region, Queensland, Australia. It was built in 1925. It was added to the Queensland Heritage Register on 21 October 1992.
War Memorial and Heroes Avenue is a heritage-listed memorial at Bungil Street, Roma, Maranoa Region, Queensland, Australia. It was built in 1920. It was added to the Queensland Heritage Register on 21 October 1992.
The Southport RSL is a sub-branch of Returned and Services League of Australia (RSL) in Southport, Gold Coast in South East Queensland, Australia. Their building is at 36 Scarborough Street, Southport. The Southport RSL is a registered not-for-profit charity.
Pialba Memorial Cenotaph is a heritage-listed memorial at Freedom Park, Main Street, Pialba, Fraser Coast Region, Queensland, Australia. It was designed by Philip Oliver Ellard Hawkes and built from 1918 to 1921 by Frederick William Webb. It was added to the Queensland Heritage Register on 6 May 2016. It is also known as the Pialba War Memorial and the Hervey Bay War Memorial.