The final piece of the Lone Pine war memorial at Leura has been put in place, just in time for Remembrance Day.
A plaque noting that the then Governor-General opened the memorial in 1921 has been placed in the park.
Sir Henry William Forster, GKMG PC, and his wife, Lady Forster, unveiled the memorial in the presence of residents and diggers on May 25, 1921.
The war memorial and peace park now features: The memorial gates commemorating First World War volunteers, initiated by then mayor, Charles Dash (established 1920); the handshake for peace with Turkey (unveiled in 2015); an avenue of 14 plane trees, commemorating the 14 Leura men who never came home from the war; the Red Cross memorial rose garden (planted in 2018); a Lone Pine grown from a seed from Gallipoli plus two other Lone Pines planted in 1919 in honour of WWI volunteers; Armistice Day commemorative lettering steps; and the Gordon Reserve and picnic area, named for General Gordon of Khartoum (1885).
Katoomba RSL Club president, Brian Turner, gave credit to local businessman, Tom Colless.
"The RSL acknowledges the enormous efforts of Tom Colless in this commemorative garden," he said.
Mr Colless has been instrumental in ensuring each piece of history has been duly acknowledged. He believes the park is a significant feature of the Blue Mountains landscape.
The park is heritage listed park. The sandstone entrance gates list the names of the 71 Leura men who served overseas in the Great War, including the 14 who were killed in action.
