The Dangarsleigh War Memorial is one of the few privately constructed war memorials in the state.
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An Anzac Day service was held there on Tuesday morning, with schools involved, including The Armidale School cadet guard.
A lone pine was also planted at the memorial as part of this year’s Anzac day service.
The monument was first unveiled in 1921 and was built by a local pastoralist to commemorate the loss of his son and other young men from the area in World War I.
It was designed and commissioned by Alfred Haroldston Perrott after his son and other young men were killed in the war.
When the Dangarsleigh War Memorial gained state heritage status last year, Office of Environment and Heritage director Pauline McKenzie said it was recognised for its rarity as a public expression of private grief.
One tireless volunteer is local resident Judith Grieve, who has been researching the memorial for many years.
“Many years ago I used to come to the ANZAC services and I just wondered about the 16 names that were on there, so I started researching all of the soldiers,” she told The Armidale Express last year.