Canning War Memorial

Statement of Significance

This site is dedicated to the remembrance of Canning residents who gave their lives during both Wars.

Historic: A piece of Canning history
Educational: Showing the new generation the loss of young lives in war.
Representativeness: Magnificent construction of Donnybrook stone in the form of an Archway erected in the 1920's.

History

Assessment 1993
(1919) 1-9: Returned Soldiers Association wrote to Board re: erection of memorial to fallen soldiers of Canning
(1919) 29-9: Committee collection information on memorials.
(1920) 9-1: Public Meeting held at Town Hall
(1920) Miss W. Woodhouse; Miss L. Wilson: Miss Corhey given free use of Town Hall four times for “Fallen Soldiers Memorial Fund”.
(1921): Foundation stone laid on the 5 Feb 1921 by Sir Francis A. Newgate K.C.M.G. Upon its completion a plaque was attached. It bore the inscription: “This Memorial was erected by the residents of Queens Park Rds District To the memory of those soldiers of the district who fell during the War 1914 – 1919.” At that stage there were machine guns at top of the Memorial which were removed in war time, 1940. As the Town Hall was extended and used as a picture theatre, the Arch suffered minor damage from vandals. The structure lost its dignity.
(1948): A Committee was formed from the Canning-Welshpool branches of the R.S.L. Also representatives of the C.R.B. The Arch was dismantled and re-erected on the corner of Albany Highway and Fremantle Road, now Manning Road. Finance for the removal was raised by donations to the “War Memorial Fund”. The erection of the Arch was undertaken by Mr H.A. Hicks (stonemason). At least two tons of car bodies plus pieces of Shephards Garage plus two tons of Australian cement were used as Reinforcement. Rose gardens and lanns finish it off. The ashes of returned service men have been placed in the area to the front of the memorial, never to be disturbed.
The Memorial is now to the Fallen of two World Wars.

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