Gallipoli to Armistice Award-Winning Memorial

Voted Australia’s best monument or memorial, winning the Gold Award at the 2020 Australian Street Art Awards, the Gallipoli to Armistice Memorial Walk in Queen’s Park is a tribute unlike any other.

It goes beyond the myths to uncover the real stories of the first Anzacs, weaving together courage, heartbreak, and resilience in a deeply moving journey linking events in chronological order.

Your exploration begins in Sussex Street, at the end of Adelaide Street, where audio guides and information panels trace the Anzac legend with graphic first-hand accounts. QR codes provide a gateway to delve deeper, inviting you to trace the emotions, heroism, and struggles of remarkable soldiers.

A statue of Maryborough’s Duncan Chapman, the first Allied soldier to set foot on the peninsula on April 25, 1915, was the catalyst for the unique layered memorial soaring 8m in the air, representing the landscape and ridges at Anzac Cove.

The sound of marching feet draws you towards the Western Front, where the words of soldiers echo through the trail. Stand before emotive statues and sculptures that depict the endurance of the Anzacs during the Battle of Pozieres—a battle site described as ‘more densely sown in Australian sacrifice than any other place on earth’.

Gaze into the glazed eyes of a shell-shocked soldier, read the letter clutched by an anguished woman, and reflect on the meticulous strategies of General Monash that turned the tide at Hamel. Follow Australia’s ‘Storming Boys’ through the horrors and triumphs of the Western Front, guided by poignant QR-linked insights.