Howard and Burrum War Memorial (Digger)

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The memorial comprises of a life-sized Italian marble statue of a soldier on a sandstone pedestal with stepped base. The statue stands head erect with one foot forward. The uniform and accoutrements are those of an Italian-Alpino soldier, complete with Italian badge on the right sleeve and Italian facial features. The demarcation of rank (Sergeant) is unique among soldier statues in Queensland and the equipage of backpack rare (occurring elsewhere only on Bundaberg's war memorial). The monument is surrounded by a neat iron railing fence. Additional Information This memorial has outstanding significance because of its inappropriate, or alien, statue representing an Italian rather than an Australian soldier. Though statues imported from Italy are relatively common on Queensland war memorials, this one is distinctive as it was not modified for its Australian purchasers.