Marchant Park Memorial GatesPrint Page
The gates commemorate those from the Kedron Shire who served in World War One and the South African (Boer) War. The plaques were vandalized in 1972 and restored by the Chermside and Districts Historical Society Inc in August 2003.
The gates were opened by General Sir William Glasgow on the 3rd May 1924 in front of a large gathering. The cost of the gates was £475 of which £445 had been raised by public subscription. The marble tablets on the gates contained the names of 273 who had enlisted from the district of which 53 had made the supreme sacrifice.
The Brisbane Courier, 5th May 1924
Location
Address: | Gympie & Murphy Road, Marchant Park, Chermside, 4032 |
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State: | QLD |
Area: | AUS |
GPS Coordinates: | Lat: -27.378389 Long: 153.029422 Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate. |
Details
Monument Type: | Gates |
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Monument Theme: | Conflict |
Sub-Theme: | Multiple |
Link: | http://www.qldwarmemorials.com.au/P… |
Dedication
Actual Monument Dedication Date: | Saturday 3rd May, 1924 |
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(Inner Column)
1914
Erected in honour of those who enlisted from Kedron Shire in the Great War
1914 - 1919.
Fallen
[ Names ]
Enlistments
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(Outer Column)
Enlistments
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South African War
1901 - 1902
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(Inner Column)
1919
Enlistments
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Chermside and Districts Historical Society Inc restored the names, destroyed by vandals in 1972, on these gates in August 2003. Financed by the Gambling Community Benefits Fund of the Queensland Government
Marchant Park