Birdsville War Memorial (Digger)
'Digger' statue, set atop a large stone cairn. The memorial displays two plaques, including a small dedication plaque and a 'Rising Sun' Australian military insignia plaque, dedicating the memorial to Fallen Comrades.
- Inscription
Small plaque (top):
THIS MEMORIA IS DEDICATED TO ALL SERVICE PERSONNEL FROM
DIAMANTINA SHIRE
WHO SERVED THEIR COUNTRY AND GAVE THEIR ALL
UNVEILED 25TH APRIL 2006
BY
RON (SULLY) O'SULLIVAN
2/9 BATT QX7494
Larger plaque (bottom):
IN MEMORY OF OUR
FALLEN COMRADES
LEST WE FORGET
- Conflicts commemorated
- 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
- Somalia, 1992–1994
- Peacekeeping, 1947–present
- Unit memorials
- Memorial type
- Statue
- Recorded by
- Jo Lewington, Diamantina Shire Council
- Date recorded
- 30 June 2009