Crowds gathered at Dangarsleigh at 8.45am on the morning of Anzac Day for its unique Anzac Day service.
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The Dangarsleigh War Memorial is one of the few privately constructed war memorials in the state – dedicated to the Perrott family’s loss of their eldest son in the First World War.
The monument, which was first unveiled in 1921, was designed and commissioned by Alfred Haroldston Perrott after his son Harold and other young men were killed in the war.
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The final design of the memorial was drawn up by Mr Perrott, architect Mr Hickson, shire engineer Mr Montague Smith and the builder Mr Mark Roberts.
Legend has it over the seven and a half months of construction, Mr Roberts worked from sun up to sun down each day – except Sundays and Christmas.
When the Dangarsleigh War Memorial gained state heritage status in 2016, Office of Environment and Heritage director Pauline McKenzie said it was recognised for its rarity as a public expression of private grief.
Armidale Regional Council recently secured funding through the NSW Government's Community War Memorials Fund (CWMF) and the Anzac Community Grants Program (ACGP) of $10K for vegetation maintenance within the memorial reserve to clear and extend the usable parkland into areas previously not maintained.
