Leichhardt War Memorial

Leichhardt War Memorial

Virtual War Memorial

Key Information

Memorial Name

Leichhardt War Memorial

Address

Norton Street, Leichhardt NSW 2040

Memorial Type

Cenotaph

Conflicts

First World War, 1914–18

Second World War, 1939–45

Dedication Date

09 Apr 1922

Memorial Designer

Gilbert Doble

Accessibility

Public

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Joint Committee Battle of Crete & The Greek Campaign

Australian War Memorial

Leichhardt War Memorial

Australian War Memorial

Dr W Jenner and Lieutenant Abel Richmond Sheath, MC, 18th Battalion, outside Buckingham Palace following Sheath's investiture, c.1918

Story

Lieutenant Abel Richmond Sheath, 18th Battalion, AIF

Abel Sheath was born on 31 March 1890 to Harris and Harriet Sheath in Sydney. He went to Leichhardt Superior Public School, and was well known in local cricket

Australian War Memorial

Archway Greeting

Leichhardt War memorial Pioneer Park

Sun Silhouette

WW2 Plaque L-W

Anzac Sydney Arthur Webb killed in Crete Greece buried Suda Bay

Joint Committee Battle of Crete & The Greek Campaign

5

WW1 Veterans

Main Plaque

2nd Anzac Corps William Helton Daniell KIA Greece never found . Memorialised on the Athens Memorial

2nd Anzac Corps John Freckelton NX27261 KIA Crete ,Greece never found. Memorialised on the Athens Memorial.

Joint Committee Battle of Crete & The Greek Campaign

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Anzac John Freckleton on Leichhardt War Memorial

Anzac John Freckleton never found memorialised on Athens Memorial Greece

Anzac John Freckleton KIA Crete Greece 1941

Anzac Sgt Sydney Arthur Webb KIA Crete Greece 1941

Anzac Sgt Sydney Arthur Webb Suda Bay Cemetery Crete Greece

Joint Committee Battle of Crete & The Greek Campaign

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