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Maryborough War MemorialPrint Page 
The War Memorial commemorates those from the district who served in conflicts in which Australia has been involved.
The memorial was originally erected in memory of those who died in service or were killed in action during World War One. It features a statue sculpted by Margaret Baskerville and was unveiled in 1926. At a later date plaques were added containing the names of those who lost their lives in World War Two. A further plaque was added in 1991 to commemorate later conflicts.
MARYBOROUGH, Sunday- A soldiers' memorial was unveiled by Mrs. E. A. Wigger, a former resident and vice-president of the Maryborough Old Boys' and Old Girls' Association, Melbourne, who lost three sons at the war, in the presence of 2,000 citizens this afternoon. Fifty members 0f the Old Boys and Old Girls' Association made the journey. The mayor (Councillor Frost, M.L.A.), the Postmaster- General (Mr Gibson), and Brigadier- General Elliott delivered addresses. Ministers of the churches took part in the service, and Mr A. J. Harris bandmaster of the Citizens Brass Band, played the Last Post. At the end of the service Mrs G. C Frost and Mrs. W. S. White, secretary of the Women's Patriotic League, presented the memorial to the borough council to preserve for all time the memory of fallen soldiers. Many beautiful wreaths were placed at the foot of the memorial.
Argus (Melbourne), 25 October 1926.
Location
| Address: | Civic Square, Clarendon Street, In front of Post Office, Maryborough, 3465 |
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| State: | VIC |
| Area: | AUS |
| GPS Coordinates: | Lat: -37.046426 Long: 143.736852 Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate. |
Details
| Monument Type: | Monument |
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| Monument Theme: | Conflict |
| Sub-Theme: | Multiple |
| Monument Designer: | Margaret Baskerville |
Dedication
| Actual Monument Dedication Date: | Sunday 24th October, 1926 |
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Lest We Forget
ERECTED
By
The Women`s Patriotic League
And
The Citizens Of Maryborough
To
Perpetuate The Memory
Of
OUR SOLDIERS
WHO PAID THE SUPREME
SACRIFICE
In
THE GREAT WAR
1914 -1918
"Greater Love Hath No Man
Than This, That A Man Lay
Down His Life For His Friends
24T OCTOBER 1926.
1939 - 1945
TO COMMEMORATE
THOSE WHO SACRIFICED
THEIR LIVES IN THE
2nd WORLD WAR
[Names]
[Lower Plaque]
PRO DEO ET PATRIA
[Names]
In Memory
Of
Those Who Served
In
KOREA
MALAYA
VIETNAM
"LEST WE FORGET"
23 SEPTEMBER 1991
[Lower Plaque]
GALLIPOLI PALESTINE
POZIERES BULLECOURT MESSINES
PASCHENDAELE VILLERS-BRETONNEUX
THE SOMME AMIENS
1939 - 1945
TO COMMEMORATE
THOSE WHO SACRIFICED
THEIR LIVES IN THE
2nd WORLD WAR
[Names]
[ Lower Plaque]
PRO DEO ET PATRIA
[Names]
