War Memorials and Honour Rolls in the State of New South Wales, Australia.
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Bemboka
The War Memorial at Bemboka, which lies in the Bega Valley on the Snowy Mountains Highway. Approximately 36 kilometres west of Bega (between Bega and Nimmitabel) the village dates back to 1877 and her men who failed to return from the Great War would have been very sorely missed. A photograph of this memorial actually stands in one of the corridors of the Australian War Memorial in Canberra as an example of a country war memorial.
Bergalia
The War Memorial at Bergalia, on the Far South Coast of New South Wales. Situated just off the Princes Highway between Moruya and Coila (near Tuross Head) this memorial is on a little side street - off to the right as you drive in a southerly direction. It originally had a "War Trophy" mounted on top of the memorial. Please see the accompanying images for further details.
Bergalia 08 Maxim Machine Gun
The Bergalia War Memorial originally had a "War Trophy" mounted on top of the concrete plinth. As part of the commemoration process to recognise service during the Great War; an Allotment of 1914-1918 war trophies was sanctioned by the Imperial authorities. In accordance with this; an effort was made for each town or district to be allocated some type of trophy in the form of an artillery piece or machine gun. The Australian War Records Section commanded by (then) Captain John Treloar had been formed to collect and catalogue such relics between 1917 and 1918. Subsequently, a German 08 Maxim Machine Gun had been allocated to Bergalia.
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