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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:

This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by adding missing items with reliable sources.

Australian Capital Territory - Canberra

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Memorial name Location Date established/
dedicated		 Image Honours Notes
ACT Memorial London Circuit, Civic 10 August 2006 (2006-08-10) 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 (1990-10-07) Australian Merchant Navy
Australian Peacekeeping Memorial Southern end of Anzac Parade 14 September 2017 (2017-09-14)
Australian War Memorial Treloar Crescent, Campbell, Canberra 1941 (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 (2017-05-31) Military history of Australia during the Second Boer War, 1899–1902.
Korean War Memorial, Canberra Anzac Parade, Canberra 17 September 1999 (1999-09-17) 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 (1973-03-15) 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 (1983-04-12)
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 (1986-03-03)
The sailors who have served to protect Australia.
Vietnam Forces National Memorial Anzac Parade, Canberra 3 October 1992 (1992-10-03)
The 50,000 Australian Army, Royal Australian Navy, and Royal Australian Air Force and associated personnel who served in Vietnam during the Vietnam War.

New South Wales

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Memorial name Location Date established/
dedicated		 Image Honours Notes
Batemans Bay Vietnam War Memorial Batemans Bay 2005 (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 War 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		 1934 Originally World War I, now all conflicts.
Martin Place Cenotaph Martin Place, Sydney 1929
A side view of the Martin Place Cenotaph
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

Memorials for people

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Person memorialised Location Date established/
dedicated		 Image Notes
Private Patrick Joseph Bugden VC Alstonville

Northern Territory

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Memorial name Location Date established/
dedicated		 Image Honours Notes
Darwin Bombing Memorial Darwin, Northern Territory Commemorating the 1942 bombing of Darwin

Queensland

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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:

Brisbane

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Anzac Square

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Brisbane CBD

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Brisbane suburbs

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Monument to non-Australian forces
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  • Monument to the United States forces for their help in World War II. The monument is in the grounds of Newstead House, Newstead
    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

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South Australia

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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

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Tasmania has over 1000 war memorials, including memorial plantings and honour rolls.

Memorial name Location Date established/
dedicated		 Image Honours Notes
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

Victoria

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Memorial name Location Date established/
dedicated		 Image Honours Notes
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 (1934-11-11) 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

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As of 2015 there are more than 900 "war memorials and related objects" in Western Australia.[4]

Perth metropolitan

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  • Axford Park memorial obelisk[4]
  • North Fremantle Fallen Soldiers' Memorial[4]
  • East Fremantle Roll of Honour[4]

Kings Park

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Kings Park in Perth includes several war memorials.[4]

  • State War Memorial
    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

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The Monument Hill Memorial Reserve on High Street has several memorials.[4]

  • 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.[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

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Desert Mounted Corps Memorial on Mount Clarence

Albany has several memorials.[4]

Outside of Australia

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "ACT Veterans' Memorial Officially Dedicated" (Press release). ACT Government. Retrieved 14 December 2007.
  2. ^ "Queensland War Memorial Register". Queensland Government. Archived from the original on 13 November 2017. Retrieved 14 November 2017.
  3. ^ "Development of the Register". Queensland War Memorial Register. Archived from the original on 13 November 2017. Retrieved 14 November 2017.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g Stephens, John; Seal, Graham (2015). Remembering the Wars: Commemoration in Western Australian Communities. Black Swan Press. ISBN 9780987567079.
  5. ^ "Naval Memorial Park". monumentaustralia.org.au. Retrieved 18 March 2020.
  6. ^ "City of Rockingham War Memorial". monumentaustralia.org.au. Retrieved 18 March 2020.
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