The new Narrabri War Memorial now under construction at Narrabri RSL Club will be officially dedicated at a special ceremony on Sunday, March 15.
The memorial will be an impressive monument to commemorate district people who served and died in wars.
The memorial will feature eleven columns, an acknowledgement of the significance of the 11th hour of the 11th month World War 1 armistice and carry plaques bearing the names of service people from all conflicts from the first World War to the present day.
The memorial will be faced with granite and tiled, and will be ringed by a garden.
Stone masons will come to Narrabri in a few weeks to begin fixing the granite.
The memorial will be specially lit with recessed and back lighting and will be flanked by the two guns which formed part of the earlier memorial.
A special committee of community and RSL sub branch members has been working on the project for several years.
“This will be a memorial for the community for many generations,” RSL sub branch president, Ken Craddock said.
The memorial is scheduled to be completed by March 10.
The official dedication will be attended by guests including the State president of the RSL, Don Rowe and the national president Rear Admiral Ken Doolan.