Cow Bay War Memorial
A memorial cairn dedicated to the men and women of this isolated region of Queensland, who serve in the defence of Australia. The black marble and stone cairn rests upon a marble plinth, surrounded by a tiled area. There is a small dedication plaque at the base of the cairn.
- Inscription
"LEST WE FORGET"
Plaque at the base of the monument displays:
This monument was erected by the local community/ TO HONOUR ALL THE MEN & WOMEN WHO SERVE AUSTRALIA AND DEFEND ITS FREEDOM/ Dedicated this 24th day of April, 2000
- Conflicts commemorated
- South Africa War, 1899–1902
- 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
- Unit memorials
- Memorial type
- Stone/cairn/plinth
- Recorded by
- Sally Barnes, RSL Mossman
- Date recorded
- 11 March 2009