World War I memorials in Queensland

The memorials erected in its wake became some of the most significant monuments, recording the devastating impact of the war on a young Queensland.

The word "cenotaph", commonly applied to war memorials at the time, literally means "empty tomb".

It was the most popular choice of communities responsible for erecting the memorials, embodying the ANZAC Spirit and representing the qualities of the ideal Australian: loyalty, courage, youth, innocence and masculinity.

The digger was a phenomenon peculiar to Queensland, perhaps due to the fact that other states had followed Britain's lead and established Advisory Boards made up of architects and artists, prior to the erection of war memorials.

[5] Many of the First World War monuments have been updated to record local involvement in later conflicts, and some have fallen victim to unsympathetic re-location and repair.