Charters Towers War Memorial Cenotaph

Charters Towers War Memorial Cenotaph (2019)
Arthur Garland

Key Information

Memorial Name
Charters Towers War Memorial Cenotaph
Address

Gill Street, Charters Towers City QLD 4820

Memorial Type
Cenotaph
Conflicts
First World War, 1914–18
Second World War, 1939–45
Korean War, 1950–53
Malayan Emergency, 1950–60
Vietnam War, 1962–75
Indonesian Confrontation, 1963–66
Accessibility
Public

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Australian War Memorial

Arthur Garland

Henry Moulds

Kevin McSweeney

Charters Towers cenotaph
Charters Towers cenotaph
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Charters Towers War Memorial
The right side of the Memorial
The rear and left of the Memorial
The left side of the Memorial
The plaque on the face of the Memorial, dedicated to Post 1945 conflicts
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The panels on both the left and right sides of the Memorial are identical: 1914-18 LEST WE FORGET 1939-1945
The Digger - resting on arms reversed
The rededication plaque - 11th of November 2005
The Digger
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Charters Towers War Memorial Cenotaph (2019)
Charters Towers War Memorial Cenotaph (2019)
Charters Towers War Memorial Cenotaph (2019)
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A working party of the 40th Battalion returning to their billets through the ruins of Houplines near Armentieres, after a day's work in the frozen trenches during December 1916.
Story

Private John Joseph Cleary, 9th Battalion, AIF

John Cleary was born in Kildare, Ireland, to James and Abigail Cleary. He was the fifth of six children.

By the advent of the First World War the family had

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