Ashgrove Stewart Place Memorial Field Gun
Stewart Place Memorial Reserve, Cnr Stewart and Waterworks Roads
Ashgrove QLD 4060
A 25 Pounder Field Gun set into the memorial reserve and accompanied by a plaque, dedicated to 'Fallen Comrades'. The Gun was restroyed in recent years and is one of four memorial elements within the reserve.
- Inscription
LEST WE FORGET
IN MEMORY OF
OUR FALLEN COMRADES
- Conflicts commemorated
- Second World War, 1939–1945
- Unit memorials
- Memorial type
- Gun / war trophy
- Commemorative services held
- ANZAC Day and Remembrance Day Commemoration Services are held by the Ashgrove RSL Sub Branch at the Stewart Place Memorial Reserve.
- Additional information
The Ordnance QF 25 pounder, or more simply, 25-pounder or 25-pdr, was introduced into service just before World War II, during which it served as the major Commonwealth forces field gun/howitzer. It was considered by many to be the best field artillery piece of the war, combining high rates of fire with a reasonably lethal shell in a highly mobile piece.
The memorial is complemented by three other memorials in the Stewart Place memorial precinct. The other memorials are:
Ashgrove War Memorial
Ashgrove Stewart Place Gallipoli Pine
61st Battalion Queensland Cameron Highlanders Memorial Shelter- Recorded by
- Queensland War Memorial Register
- Date recorded
- 26 November 2009