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:

Australian Capital Territory - Canberra

Memorial nameLocationDate established/
dedicated		ImageHonoursNotes
ACT MemorialLondon Circuit, Civic10 August 2006Men 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, CanberraAnzac Parade, CanberraThe 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 MemorialKings Park, Canberra7 October 1990Australian Merchant Navy
Australian Peacekeeping MemorialSouthern end of Anzac Parade14 September 2017
Australian War MemorialTreloar Crescent, Campbell, Canberra1941Australia'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, CanberraAnzac Parade, Canberra31 May 2017Military history of Australia during the Second Boer War, 1899–1902.
Korean War Memorial, CanberraAnzac Parade, Canberra17 September 1999Australian individuals that served and died in the Korean War under the command of the United Nations.
Royal Australian Air Force MemorialAnzac Parade, Canberra15 March 197350th 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 MemorialAnzac Parade, Canberra12 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 MemorialAnzac Parade, Canberra3 March 1986
The sailors who have served to protect Australia.
Vietnam Forces National MemorialAnzac Parade, Canberra3 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.

New South Wales

Memorial nameLocationDate established/
dedicated		ImageHonoursNotes
Batemans Bay Vietnam War MemorialBatemans Bay2005Vietnam War (1962–1973)
Batlow War MemorialBatlowRSL garden and memorial with Bofors 40/60 anti-aircraft gun
Berrima War MemorialBerrima
Braidwood Warm MemorialBraidwood
Bundarra War MemorialBundarra
Bungendore War MemorialBungendore
Chatswood Memorial GardenChatswood
World War II
Culcain War MemorialCulcairn
Forbes Boer War MemorialForbesBoer War
Forbes War MemorialForbes
Rolls of HonourSchool of the Arts Hall, Glen OakWorld War I
Greta
Gundagai
Gundaroo
Jugiong
Milton
Mittagong
Mittagong RSL
Narrabri
Nerriga
Parkes
Anzac MemorialHyde Park,
Sydney central business district
Tarago
Thornton1978
War MemorialThornton
District Roll of HonourTumbarumba
District Volunteers South African War 1899–1902Boer War
Memorial Hall
Union Jack Gold Mining Company MemorialApprox. 5 km (3.1 mi) north of TumbarumbaWorld War I
Tweed Heads
on the Clarence River, Ulmarra
Victory Memorial Gardens ArchWagga Wagga
Wellington
Yininmadyemi - Thou didst let fallHyde Park, Sydney

Memorials for people

Person memorialisedLocationDate established/
dedicated		ImageNotes
Private Patrick Joseph Bugden VCAlstonville

Northern Territory

Memorial nameLocationDate established/
dedicated		ImageHonoursNotes
Darwin Bombing MemorialDarwin, Northern TerritoryCommemorating the 1942 bombing of Darwin

Queensland

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

Anzac Square

Brisbane CBD

Brisbane suburbs

Monument to non-Australian forces

Regional Queensland

South Australia

Memorial nameLocationDate established/
dedicated		ImageHonoursNotes
South African War MemorialNorth Terrace, Adelaide1904Boer WarDesigned by sculptor Adrian Jones
National War MemorialCnr. North Terrace and Kintore Avenue, Adelaide25 April 1931World War IDesigned: Woods, Bagot, Jory & Laybourne-Smith
Sculptures: Rayner Hoff

Tasmania

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

Memorial nameLocationDate established/
dedicated		ImageHonoursNotes
Hobart CenotaphHobart13 December 1925
Ulverstone War MemorialUlverstone
West Ulverstone War MemorialUlverstone
Ross War MemorialRoss
Bicheno War MemorialBicheno
Bicheno Memorial GateBicheno
Cygnet Soldiers MemorialCygnet
Stanley War MemorialStanley
Burnie War MemorialsStanley
Queenstown War MemorialQueenstown
New Norfolk War MemorialNew Norfolk
Railton War MemorialRailton
99th Regiment MemorialHobart
Hagley War Memorial and Recreation ParkHagley
Launceston Boer War MemorialLaunceston
Launceston War MemorialLaunceston
Legerwood Carved Memorial TreesLegerwood15 October 1918
Ranelagh Soldiers Memorial HallRanelagh
Sorell Memorial HallSorell
Huonville War MemorialHuonville
Primrose Sands War MemorialPrimrose Sands

Victoria

Memorial nameLocationDate established/
dedicated		ImageHonoursNotes
Bonnie Doon
outside HMAS Cerberus, Crib Point
Corryong
Eildon
Flinders
World War I memorialKaloramaWorld War I
Jamieson
Mansfield
Shrine of RemembranceKings Domain, Melbourne11 November 1934For the Australian soldiers of all wars post World War I
General Post Office, Melbourne
Merrijig
Montrose Memorial and GardenMontrose
Sassafras Memorial and GardenSassafras
Seymour Vietnam Veterans MemorialSeymourVietnam War
Torquay War MemorialsTorquay
War Memorial gardenWangaratta
Yarra Glen Memorial and HallYarra Glen
Australian Turkish Friendship MemorialKings Domain, MelbourneCommemorates WWI fallen soldiers and is a
tribute to Australian-Turkish relations

Western Australia

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

Perth metropolitan

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

Kings Park

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

  • 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

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

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

Desert Mounted Corps Memorial on Mount Clarence

Albany has several memorials.[4]

Outside of Australia

See also

References

  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. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 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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