Ascot State School War Memorial
Pringle St
Ascot QLD 4007
A stone boulder memorial with bronze plaque inserted into the front. The memorial is set into the slope adjacent to the sports field and is centre of all remembrance commemorations at the school. The boulder is surrounded by a small, low rock wall, framing the location.
- Inscription
[School Crest] [RSL Crest]
IN MEMORY OF
PAST
ASCOT STATE SCHOOL
STUDENTS
WHO DIED IN WARS
ERECTED BY THE CLAYFIELD-TOOMBUL R.S.L.
TO COMMWEMORATE THE 75TH JUBILEE CELEBRATIONS
AT ASCOT STATE SCHOOL APRIL 1995
- Conflicts commemorated
- Sudan, 1885
- South Africa War, 1899–1902
- Boxer Rebellion, 1900–1901
- First World War, 1914–1918
- Second World War, 1939–1945
- Malayan Emergency, 1948–1960
- Korean War, 1950–1953
- Indonesian Confrontation, 1962–1966
- Vietnam War, 1962–1972
- Gulf War, 1990–1991
- Somalia, 1992–1994
- Peacekeeping, 1947–present
- Memorial type
- Stone/cairn/plinth
- Commemorative services held
The school conducts an ANZAC Day commemoration at the memorial each year.
- Additional information
Ascot State School website - www.ascotss.eq.edu.au
- Recorded by
- Bill Best, Clayfield-Toombul RSL Sub Branch/Shirley and Trevor McIvor
- Date recorded
- 15 April 2009