Local Government
Cockburn
Region
Metropolitan
Location
Cnr Rockingham Rd & Carrington St Hamilton Hill
Location Details
Construction Date
Constructed from 1922
Demolition Year
N/AStatutory Heritage Listings
| Type | Status | Date | Documents | More information |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heritage List | Adopted | 14 Jul 2011 |
Heritage Council Decisions and Deliberations
| Type | Status | Date | Documents |
|---|---|---|---|
| (no listings) |
Other Heritage Listings and Surveys
| Type | Status | Date | Grading/Management | More information | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Category | Description | ||||
| Municipal Inventory | Adopted | 10 Apr 2014 | Category B |
Category B |
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| Statewide War Memorial Survey | Completed | 01 May 1996 |
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Heritage Council | |
Statement of Significance
Cockburn War Memorial has streetscape value in its prominent setting on the corner of Rockingham Road and Carrington Street.
Cockburn War Memorial is a historic marker of the people of Cockburn’s service in World War I and World War II.
Cockburn War Memorial is an important centre for Anzac Day celebrations.
Physical Description
Cockburn War Memorial is situated on prominent corner of Rockingham Road and Carrington Street, located in the grounds of the Memorial Hall which was built in memory of the World War I soldiers in 1925.
It is a polished stone needle obelisk, raised on round brick paved area, and surrounded by low growing landscaped garden. When it was moved from its original site in Sussex Street, a new plinth was added.
History
The Cockburn War memorial is was erected in 1922 in a site in Sussex Street, Spearwood. During the 1970s the memorial was moved to a more prominent setting situated on the corner of Rockingham Road and Carrington Street in the grounds of the Memorial Hall (built 1925).
The relocation of the memorial was the idea of the Secretary of the Shore of Cockburn, Eugene Edwards. He suggested that the nearby Memorial Hall could then be placed under the jurisdiction of the RSL, although this plan never came to fruition.
Because of the weight of the memorial, the obelisk was cut from its base and placed on a new pedestal.
The memorial is used as the centre of Cockburn’s Anzac Parades and ceremonies and the gardens are maintained by the City of Cockburn.
Additional commemorative information has been added to the memorial since its original erection in 1922. On each side of the four sided obelisk there is engraved information stating:
Side 1
The Great War 1914-1919
Erected by residents of Spearwood 1922
Side 2
The Brave
FH Allen, CH Allen, WJ Anderson, T Blampey, H Baynes, LA Brown, RD Brewer, A Clelland, F, Chambers, EJ Costello, WS Dodd, C De Vries, HE Ellement, AW Follington, P Hawkes, WF Johnson, A Patterson, E Patterson, CJ Smart, D Smart, WJ Straughair, GW Ward, AD Ward, C Waller, Sister E Follington
Side 3
The Heroic Dead, their name liveth for evermore (1914-1919)
AJ Button, N Bischoff, S Bischoff, A Cox, V Ellement, R Straughair, G Straughair, W Watson, H Watson
Side 4
The Heroic Dead 1939-1945
FM Chum, W Dellar, EJ Follington, AN Headland, KJ Howell, AE Gosch, J Gosch
To mark the 75th anniversary of Remembrance Day a plaque was added to the War Memorial on 11 November 1993.
References
| Ref ID No | Ref Name | Ref Source | Ref Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| City of Cockburn Municipal Heritage Inventory | O'Brien Planning | September 1997 | |
| C Day; "Oral History Interview with MWally Hagan- City of Cockburn Resident".. | |||
| M Berson; "The Making of a Community". | City of Cockburn | 1978 |