Bowen War Memorial (Digger)
Herbert St - 190km north of Mackay (Bruce Hwy)
Bowen QLD 4805
The memorial was relocated from Gordon Street to Herbert Street. The memorial stands on a granite base with a low granite fence, set into paving which connects both traffic lanes. The sandstone digger stands with head bowed and arms reversed atop a clock tower. The clocks were damaged in a cyclone in 1958 and have not been replaced.
- Inscription
The inscription on the front plaque reads: Erected by the citizens of Bowen in honour of those who fell in the Great War 1914-1919. Their name liveth for evermore. We shall remember them.
The plaques list the names of 53 WWI soldiers, 28 WWII and 4 Vietnam campaign.
- Conflicts commemorated
- First World War, 1914–1918
- Second World War, 1939–1945
- Vietnam War, 1962–1972
- Memorial type
- Statue
- Recorded by
- Shirley and Trevor McIvor
- Date recorded
- 11 March 2009