MemorialsBroke War Memorial
About
The original memorial consists of two roll of honour boards, which are attached to a timber frame and covered by a metal awning. The structure is surrounded by a wrought iron fence, which contains a gate decorated with a white Latin cross. The top roll contains the names of those who served in the First World War and the roll below lists those from the Second World War. Above the rolls is a simple plaque bearing the words 'Lest we forget'. Three additions have been made to the original memorial: a small picture in the centre of the First World War roll, a brass plaque at the base of the structure, and a grey granite slab immediately outside the fence, positioned within a garden bed. The picture is a collage of a sulphur-crested cockatoo sitting on the left-hand side of the brim of a slouch hat, with gum leaves on the right-hand side, and the Australian coat of arms at the top. The brass plaque is set on a grey granite plinth. The whole memorial is in honour of the residents of the Broke district who gave their lives in the pursuit of 'liberty and freedom'. The slab is a memorial to Australia's involvement in peacekeeping missions from 1953 onwards and conflicts post-Second World War. It is inscribed with the names of conflicts and locations, with the corresponding years. When the memorial was originally unveiled on 16 September 1922, it included a machine gun war trophy. The ceremony, memorial, and trophy were described in detail in the Singleton Argus on 19 September. The memorial is located in Stewart McTaggart Park, next to the Broke Rural Fire Brigade station.