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Boer War Memorial - Windsor
Monument Details
Address:  Memorial Park
 cnr George & Tebbutt Street
 Windsor
 New South Wales, Australia
Location:  Boer War Memorial is located in the centre of the Park
Responsible Authority:  Hawkesbury City Council
Number of Monuments:  1
Names Recorded:  4
Period Covered:  1900 - 1902

Register:

Dickson, George Jennings
Gosper, Charles John
Mitchell, Thomas Moore
Montgomery, George Archie

 

 

Notes:

The townspeople of the Hawkesbury district decided to establish a memorial to honour the memory of soldiers from the district that died whilst serving in the Boer War in South Africa during 1899 to 1902. 

Monumental mason, George Robertson was appointed to design the obelisk shaped memorial, which was erected in McQuade Park (cnr George & Tebbutt Streets) Windsor. The money was raised by public subscription. 

This area of the park was later renamed Memorial Park and now features the War Memorial for World War I, World War II, Korea and Vietnam close by. Although numerous soldiers enrolled from the district, only 4 soldiers lost their lives and are recorded on the memorial.

IN MEMORY / OF SOLDIERS FROM / WINDSOR & DISTRICT / WHO LOST THEIR LIVES / IN THE SERVICE OF / THE EMPIRE IN / SOUTH AFRICA 

THIS MONUMENT WAS / ERECTED AS A TRIBUTE OF / RESPECT BY THE RESIDENTS / OF WINDSOR

Above: Sandstone carved relief at the front of the memorial.

Above: Sandstone carved relief at the back of the memorial.

Credits: Transcriptions and photography by Michelle Nichols - October 2003.

 

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