The soldier statue in Oxley is unmistakeably Australian, with his slouch hat and 'rising sun' hat badge, face slightly downturned as he stands facing west.
This statue, created by Ipswich monumental mason Frank Williams from Ipswich, and unveiled in 1920, found its final resting place in the 1980s, moved to make way for roadworks from its original siting on the major Brisbane southside arterial, Ipswich Road.
The soldier statue was a quaintly Queensland favourite style of WWI memorial, exhibiting common traits of the volunteer soldiers: youth, innocence, loyalty and courage among them.
Oxley's monument bears a marble plaque specifically naming the district's 15 dead, among the 60,000 mostly young Australian men to be buried where they fell in Europe, the Middle East and northern Africa and a valuable record of local involvement.
Frank Williams created many around southern Queensland, including in Esk and Boonah. He also produced the evocative Weeping Mother Memorial at Gatton.
Small marble plaques commemorating involvement in subsequent international conflicts have been added.
Oxley Memorial Park draws crowds for solemn remembrance on 25 April every year.
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Sanamu ya askari katika Oxley ni unmistakably Australia, na kofia yake slouch na'mwisho jua' kofia badge, uso kidogo downturned kama yeye anasimama inakabiliwa magharibi. Sanamu hiyo ilitengenezwa na Frank Williams, mchongaji wa Ipswich, na ilifunguliwa mnamo 1920, na ilipata mahali pake pa kupumzika mwisho katika miaka ya 1980, ilihamishwa ili kufungua njia kwa kazi za barabara kutoka eneo lake la awali kwenye barabara kuu ya kusini mwa Brisbane, Ipswich Road. Sanamu ya askari ilikuwa ya kipekee Queensland mtindo favorite ya WWI ukumbusho, kuonyesha sifa za kawaida ya askari kujitolea: ujana, kutokuwa na hatia, uaminifu na ujasiri miongoni mwao. Mnara wa ukumbusho wa Oxley una bamba la marumaru linalotaja hasa majina ya watu 15 waliokufa katika eneo hilo, miongoni mwa wanaume 60,000 wa Australia ambao walizikwa huko Ulaya, Mashariki ya Kati na Afrika Kaskazini, na rekodi muhimu ya ushiriki wa wenyeji. Frank Williams aliunda mengi karibu na kusini mwa Queensland, ikiwa ni pamoja na Esk na Boonah. Pia alitengeneza Mnara wa Ukumbusho wa Mama Anayelia huko Gatton. Mabamba madogo ya marumaru ya kukumbuka kuhusika katika mapigano ya kimataifa yaliyofuata yameongezwa. Hifadhi ya Ukumbusho ya Oxley huvutia umati wa watu kwa ukumbusho wa sherehe ya 25 Aprili kila mwaka. QLD - Brisbane Masoko, Ufikiaji wa Walemavu inapatikana, mawasiliano operator kwa maelezo., Kimataifa, Matembezi, Historia & Urithi