Bodangora War Memorial

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The Bodangora War Memorial is a small memorial around 12kms from Wellington, NSW.

From Wellington, take the Mudgee/Gulgong Road for 9.6kms and turn left into Bodangora Road. Follow the Bodangora Road into the village of Bodangora, which is now just a few scattered houses, and then follow the sign to the war memorial.

White stone column structure with marble plagues, surmounted by a carved marble lion; the whole protected by an iron awning.

Within the fenced perimeter, a Lone Pine propagated from the original Gallipoli battlefield stock provides added significance. On one side of the war memorial are the names of the men who served during WWI and did not return. 16 names were on the original list. Another name, Alfred Main, was added in 2016.

On another side of the war memorial are the names of the 31 men who served during WWI and returned. These 48 WWI servicemen have connections to the Bodangora area. This war memorial was erected by the citizens of Bodangora and dedicated by Sir Walter Davidson, the Governor of NSW, on 25th April 1921.

Restoration of the war memorial

Over the years as the population of Bodangora declined, interest in the memorial slowly faded. As stated in KS Inglis’s book, Sacred Places, War Memorials in the Australian Landscapes, Bodangora was an abandoned memorial.

However, Maurice Campbell, whose uncle, Harold Campbell, is listed on the war memorial, did not want this situation to continue. Maurice has worked for many years to restore and enhance the Bodangora War Memorial, as well as rekindling interest by arranging Anzac Day Services at the memorial.

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