Goodna War Memorial

Location of Goodna War Memorial

Corner Queen and Church Streets
Goodna QLD 4300

A white Ulam marble obelisk on stepped base, surrounded by a mesh fence with gate, is set in the centre of the road opposite the shopping centre.

  • Goodna War Memorial
  • Goodna War Memorial
  • Goodna War Memorial Plaque
  • Goodna War Memorial Plaque
  • Goodna War Memorial Plaque
  • Goodna War Memorial Plaque
Inscription

For God, King and Country.

Main plaque carries 22 names, presumably of fallen soldiers.

Lower plaque carries 4 names, Killed on Active Service 1939–1945 War.

Lower plaque on front reads: Erected in Honor of the men who enlisted from Goodna and District in the Great War 1914-1919. (Note: Honor, not Honour)

A total of 124 names are included on the three marble panels in honour of the servicemen from Goodna as well as a few from Redbank Plains, Darra and Redbank.

Conflicts commemorated
  • First World War, 1914–1918
  • Second World War, 1939–1945
Memorial type
Column/obelisk/pillar
Additional information

Unveiled on 24 September 1921 by the Governor of Queensland, Sir Matthew Nathan G.C.M.G. The mason was P J Lowther and Sons of Brisbane under the supervision of Mr E. Greenway of Ipswich.

Recorded by
Shirley and Trevor McIvor
Date recorded
20 March 2009