A statue of a soldier in battle gear

The memorial is a statuette of a soldier in battle gear, about 45cm high. It stands on a rectangular wooden pedestal about 7cm x 21cm.  The pedestal has a cross on two sides and cutout corners with 10cm tower in bottom of each.

There is a time capsule inside the pedestal, behind the plaque.  It was put there in 1939 and is said to include a list of old boys who went to World War I and a piece of flag which may be Turkish from Gallipoli.

Plaque on pedestal at front of soldier

"WHEN OCCASION COMES FOR WORD OR DEED

WE WILL REMEMBER THEM

PRESENTED TO THE AINSLIE PUBLIC SCHOOL BY

MEMBERS OF THE NORTH CANBERRA SUB-BRANCH,

RETURNED SAILORS AND SOLDIERS IMPERIAL

LEAGUE OF AUSTRALIA 25TH APRIL (ANZAC DAY) 1939"

Information supplied by Michael Southwell-Keely