Taroom War Memorial

Taroom War Memorial
Monument Australia

Key Information

Memorial Name
Taroom War Memorial
Address

Kelman Street, Taroom QLD 4420

Memorial Type
Monuments
Conflicts
First World War, 1914–18
Second World War, 1939–45
Vietnam War, 1962–75
Dedication Date
20 Apr 1973
Memorial Designer

Mick Standing and Ron Ellis

Accessibility
Public

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Henry Moulds

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Bougainville. 1945-04-27. Temporary war cemetery, Toko. Battle casualties from the action in south Bougainville which will later be interred in the Torokina cemetery
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Private Ronald Phipps, 7th Australian Infantry Battalion

Ronald “Ron” Phipps was born on 17 November 1924 in Taroom, Central Queensland, the son of Walter and Rosanna Phipps.

He grew up in Taroom with siblings Tom

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The Memorial wall that replaced the previous War Memorial. The Memorial obelisk was removed in 2018
The Memorial wall lists those from the district who have answered the call to service in various conflicts
The Honour Roll of those who have served
The service emblems
The forecourt area
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The Memorial area
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