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Bemboka War Memorial

BEMBOKA, lies at the foot of Brown Mountain in the Bega Valley Shire.
This village in a valley is found on the South East Coast of New South Wales in Australia between Bega and Cooma

The memorial is a white marble obelisk on a white concrete plinth on a 3 stepped base. The top of the obelisk is ornately decorated with carved marble devices. It is bordered on four sides by wooden posts and chain fence. There is a metal flagpole on the east side. North face, Marble torch, Cross, Crossed sword and rifle enclosed by a wreath.

The below is engraved in the marble on the front of the memorial

"THIS MEMORIAL WAS ERECTED BY THE CITIZENS OF BEMBOKA AND DISTRICT TO COMMEMORATE THE NAMES OF HER SONS WHO LEFT HERE TO FIGHT IN THE CAUSE OF LIBERTY AND JUSTICE IN THE GREAT WAR 1914 - 1919 "LEST WE FORGET"



Bemboka War Memorial Front View

Bemboka War Memorial Front Face





Bemboka War Memorial Front Close Up

Bemboka War Memorial Front Face Close Up





Bemboka War Memorial Left Hand Side

Bemboka War Memorial Left Hand Side





Bemboka War Memorial Rear Side

Bemboka War Memorial Rear Side





Bemboka War Memorial Right Hand Side

Bemboka War Memorial Right Hand Side


Status Codes
used to indicate a veteran's fate during military service

Status Explanation
Acc Kd Accidently Killed
DOC Died of Other Causes
DOD Died of Disease
DOS Died on Service
DOW Died of Wounds
DPOW Died Prisoner of War
In Memoriam In Memory of the Departed
KIA Killed in Action
MIA Missing in Action
POW Prisoner of War


Bemboka War Memorial Names

Number of Veterans with Last Names from A to C on this Memorial : 29

Last Name Initials Conflict Status Gender Decorations
Alcock C J World War 2   M  
Alcock E J World War 2   M  
Alcock E W World War 2   M  
Alcock L World War 2   M  
Alcock S S World War 2   M  
Alcock W H World War 2   M  
Alexander A World War 1   M  
Allen C J World War 2   M  
Allen H World War 1   M  
Allen V C World War 2   M  
Bishop A World War 2   M  
Black S World War 1 KIA M  
Black W World War 1   M MM
Blundell P World War 2   M  
Bobbin A E World War 2   M  
Bobbin L W Korean Campaign   M  
Bodycote L H World War 2   M  
Bodycott C R World War 2   M  
Bodycott F W World War 2   M  
Bransdon W J World War 2   M  
Britten L T World War 2 DOW M  
Buckley J S World War 2 MIA M  
Carpenter E W World War 2   M  
Carpenter K L World War 2   M  
Cavalchini F World War 2   M  
Coffey W World War 1   M  
Collins L V World War 2   M  
Collins P P World War 2   M  
Cumberland C P World War 2   M  

Number of Veterans with Last Names from D to I on this Memorial : 23

Last Name Initials Conflict Status Gender Decorations
Delves J World War 2   M  
Doyle W J World War 2   M  
Fulton H L World War 2   M  
Gain A C World War 1   M  
Geraghty N D World War 2   M  
Geraghty O J World War 2   M  
Geraghty W C World War 2   M  
Gottaas E L World War 2 DOD/DPOW M  
Gottaas R World War 2   M  
Grant D T World War 2 KIA M  
Grant G World War 1   M  
Green G F World War 2   M  
Green K M World War 2 AWAS F  
Green K T World War 2   M  
Haffner J World War 1   M  
Handcock E World War 2   M  
Hobbs J N World War 2   M  
Hobbs R H World War 2 KIA M  
Holmes C J World War 2   M  
Irvin D World War 1 KIA M  
Irvin E S World War 1   M  
Irvin J A World War 1   M  
Irvin K A World War 2   M  

Number of Veterans with Last Names from J to R on this Memorial :  22

Last Name Initials Conflict Status Gender Decorations
James S World War 1   M  
Johnston H World War 1 KIA M  
Johnston R World War 1 DOW M  
Kingsman P S World War 2   M  
Lord C T World War 2   M  
Lord W H World War 2   M  
Mackin K S World War 2   M  
Maddern G F World War 2   M  
Miners E C World War 2   M  
Nicholson H World War 1   M  
Parsons W World War 1   M  
Perkins H World War 1   M  
Price J A C World War 2   M  
Robinson A C World War 2   M  
Robinson D D World War 2   M  
Robinson E N World War 2   M  
Robinson F R World War 2   M  
Robinson G World War 1   M  
Robinson R A World War 2   M  
Rolfe K R World War 2   M  
Rolfe W World War 1   M  
Russell T World War 2   M  

Number of Veterans with Last Names from S to Z on this Memorial : 26

Last Name Initials Conflict Status Gender Decorations
Smith E N World War 2   M  
Smith F J World War 2   M  
Smith J World War 1   M  
Snowden N World War 1   M  
Stoddard A World War 2   M  
Stoddard O A D World War 2   M  
Suter G R World War 2   M  
Taylor W A World War 2   M  
Thornton G World War 2   M  
Thurston J World War 1   M  
Triggell P World War 1 DOD M  
Umbers H L World War 2 AWAS F  
Walker A World War 1   M  
Walker A M World War 2   M  
Walker E J World War 2   M  
Walker J World War 2   M  
Walker N G World War 2   M  
Walker O W World War 2 KIA M  
Walker S H World War 2   M  
Walker W World War 1 KIA M  
Ward W H N World War 2   M  
Williamson G World War 1   M  
Wilton A T World War 1   M  
Wilton C H World War 1   M  
Wilton H G World War 1   M  
Wilton W C World War 1   M