Gin Gin (Qld) War Memorial
Bundaberg Regional CouncilThe Gin Gin War Memorial was erected by the residents of the Kolan Shire and was unveiled by Lieutenant-Colonel Christie on 6 November 1920 to commemorate 48 local men who had given their lives in the Great War, in addition to nursing sister M.E. Wilson, whose name is listed at the top of the first plaque. The memorial was manufactured by the Brisbane firm of A.L. Petrie & Son. A later set of plaques records the 14 names of those who died on active services in the Second World War.
The memorial consists of a life-sized digger with head bowed and arms reversed, wearing an ammunition bandolier over his shoulder. It is painted white and grey and contains marble plaques on the faces of the pedestal and lower step. Of particular note is the first inscription, which names nursing sister, Sister M.E. Wilson and, subsequently, the names of the Kolan Shire "Band of Brothers" - Ernest Allen, James Edward Allen, and Josiah Allen, all of whom lost their lives in the Great War.
Source:
"Gin Gin War Memorial", Bundaberg Regional Council Heritage Register. Available: http://www.bundaberg.qld.gov.au/files/Gin_Gin_War_Memorial.pdf
