North Melbourne War Memorial 1926
H.B. Corben & Sons Pty Ltd
Registration number
1562801
Artist/maker
H.B. Corben & Sons Pty Ltd
Title
North Melbourne War Memorial
Production date
1926
Medium
stone
Dimensions (H x W x D)
500 cm (height)
Inscriptions
Front Inscription: IN IMPERISHABLE MEMORY / OF AUSTRALIA''''''''''''''''S SONS / WHO DIED / IN THE CAUSE OF FREEDOM / IN THE GREAT WAR / 1914–1918 / ERECTED BY THE MEMBERS / OF THE NORTH AND WEST / MELBOURNE RED CROSS SOCIETY / ON BEHALF OF THE CITIZENS. / Left side inscription: PALESTINE / SACRED TO THE MEMORY OF THOSE WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES IN THE KOREAN CAMPAIGN 1950–1953.
LEST WE FORGET
Back inscription: SACRED TO THE MEMORY OF / THOSE WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES / IN THE FOLLOWING CONFLICTS / MALAYA 1948–1960 / SABAH SARAWAK 1962–1966 / MALAY PENINSULA 1964–1966 / VIETNAM 1962–1972 / LEST WE FORGET / FRANCE
Right side inscription: GALLIPOLI / SACRED TO THE MEMORY OF THOSE WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES IN WORLD WAR II 1939–1945 / LEST WE FORGET
Credit line
Erected by the members of the North and West Melbourne Red Cross Society on behalf of the citizens, 1926
City of Melbourne Art and Heritage Collection
Keywords
North Melbourne War Memorial, World War I, World War II, Korea, Malaya, Sabah Sarawak, Malaya, Vietnam, Red Cross Society