Tamworth Waler Memorial

Tamworth Waler Memorial

Claude McKelvey

Key Information

Memorial Name

Tamworth Waler Memorial

Address

Kable Avenue, Tamworth NSW 2340

Memorial Type

Statue

Conflicts

First World War, 1914–18

Dedication Date

29 Oct 2005

Memorial Designer

Sculptor Tanya Bartlett from Newcastle

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Tamworth Waler Memorial

Tamworth Waler Memorial

Plaque

Plaque

Plaque

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The unveiling plaque

The statue shows the Light Horseman and his trusted horse

The plaque telling the story of walers in Australian service

The Memorial acknowledgement plaque

Soldier and horse

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The Waler Memorial

The statue

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Co-located on sandstone blocks around the Waler Memorial is the NSW Light Horse Regiments Memorial

The story of the Light Horse on the Gallipoli Peninsula

The story of the Light Horse in Palestine and Sinai

The story of the charge of the Light Horse at Beersheba

The beginning of the end for the Ottoman Empire

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The final plaque in the NSW Light Horse Regiments Memorial tells of the victories won and the tragic cost

Memorials nearby

The Tamworth Second World War Memorial

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Tamworth Second World War Memorial

Tamworth, New South Wales

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The HMAS Tamworth Memorial

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HMAS Tamworth

Tamworth, New South Wales

0.0 Km

Man O' War Gates, Bicentennial Park, Tamworth NSW

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Tamworth Man O' War Gates

Tamworth, New South Wales

0.2 Km

The Waler Horse and a Soldier Sculpture.

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Tamworth Light Horse Memorial

Tamworth, New South Wales

0.2 Km

Tamworth War Memorial, in Bicentennial Park.

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Tamworth War Memorial

Tamworth, New South Wales

0.2 Km

Tamworth War Memorial Town Hall

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Tamworth War Memorial Town Hall

Tamworth, New South Wales

0.4 Km

The Tamworth Boer War Memorial Fountain

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Tamworth Boer War Memorial Fountain

Tamworth, New South Wales

0.8 Km

Tamworth Railway Memorial Park

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Tamworth Railway War Memorial Park

Tamworth, New South Wales

0.8 Km

ANZAC memorial in Tamworth, NSW. Brisbane Street.

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Tamworth ANZAC Memorial

East Tamworth, New South Wales

0.9 Km

The Sandakan Memorial, within Anzac Park, East Tamworth

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Tamworth Sandakan Memorial

East Tamworth, New South Wales

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South and West Tamworth War Memorial Swimming Pool

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South and West Tamworth War Memorial Swimming Pool

South Tamworth, New South Wales

1.5 Km

Moore Creek War Memorial Hall

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Moore Creek War Memorial

Moore Creek, New South Wales

11.2 Km

Gidley Honour Roll

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Gidley Honour Roll

Hallsville, New South Wales

11.4 Km

Hallsville District Honour Roll WW1

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Hallsville District Honor Roll

Hallsville, New South Wales

11.4 Km

Hallsville District Honour Roll

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Hallsville District Honour Roll

Hallsville, New South Wales

11.4 Km