Campbelltown Soliders' Memorial
Campbelltown Library 'Digital Diggers'The memorial was unveiled on Sunday 5 July 1925, by Brig.-Gen. S. Price Weir DSC VD, with these words: “To the glory of God and in sacred remembrance of the 14 soldiers from this town and district, who, in the world Great War, made the supreme sacrifice, I unveil this monument.” Followed by two minutes silence.
Brig.-Gen. S. Price Weir “congratulated those responsible for the memorial on the magnificent site they had chosen. Being at the junction of two important roads, in front of a church, and on church property, part of which was a cemetery, the surroundings were in perfect keeping with the idea.”
Following the unveiling of the Campbelltown Soldiers’ Memorial in 1925 there have been a number of attempts to relocate it, due to increasing road traffic, but local residents have consistently favoured the memorial remaining in its present location.
The Digger on the Campbelltown Soldiers’ Memorial lost his marble rifle to peace protesters during the Vietnam War (1962 – 1975). A fibreglass replica, cast by local monumental masons Schubert and Son, replaced the original marble rifle in 1991, as part of extensive repairs to the war memorial.
In 2014, the landscaping surrounding the Campbelltown Soldiers’ Memorial received extensive upgrades, partially funded by the Anzac Centenary Local Grants Program.
