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The memorial was shifted to the East Parklands, on the corner of East Terrace and Botanic Road. It was installed by SD Tillet Ltd and reopened on 18 April 1967 in time for the Anzac Day commemoration.
The foundation stone was laid by Alexander Hay on the 7 February 1865 and the church officially opened on the 12 April 1867. The building served as a memorial to Reverend Thomas Quinton Stow. Stow, the first Congregational Minister in the colony.
The War Memorial was unveiled by Governor Sir Alexander Hore-Ruthven VC, DSO on Anzac Day before a vast crowd, with an estimated 75 000 people attending Anzac Day processions and events.
