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Fremantle War Memorial
operated by the City of Fremantle
For Fremantle servicemen and servicewomen
UnveiledArmistice Day (11 November), 1928
Location32°03′08″S 115°45′26″E / 32.05229°S 115.757237°E / -32.05229; 115.757237
near 
Fremantle, Western Australia
Designed byJ. F. Allen and C. H. Nicholas; constructed by Pietro Porcelli
Western Australia Heritage Register
TypeState Registered Place
Designated28 August 2001
Reference no.3956

The Fremantle War Memorial is a war memorial located on Monument Hill, an 11-acre (4.45-hectare) public reserve and hill in Fremantle, Western Australia. The memorial itself comprises a large obelisk, the Fallen Soldiers' and Sailors' Memorial, surrounded by eight smaller memorials. The site, located on High Street near the centre of Fremantle, overlooks Fremantle Harbour, and was established by the Fremantle Town Council in 1928 to commemorate the losses of the First World War, having been used as a public reserve since the early 19th century.

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