Bundaberg War Memorial, War memorial at Bourbong Street, Bundaberg, Australia

Bundaberg War Memorial stands 38 feet (12 m) high on a traffic island of alternating grass and concrete bands parallel to Bourbong Street. It comprises a pedestal topped by a column and a digger statue, built of granite, trachyte and Italian marble. Its height complements the adjacent Post Office tower.

The memorial was begun in 1920 after General Sir William Birdwood laid the foundation stone and completed in 1921. Its construction took place just years after the First World War ended, marking the return to peace.

The digger statue was the popular Queensland choice of memorial, and Bundaberg's was carved in Italian marble and imported. The completed memorial cost £1,650, the third most costly erected in Queensland. It honours one local man who served in the Second Boer War and 227 local men who served in the First World War.

The memorial stands on Bourbong Street and is easily accessible from the road for viewing. Visitors should plan to spend time examining the detailed carvings and inscribed names that cover the monument.

The Bundaberg digger statue was carved in Italy from Italian marble and shipped to Queensland, arriving after the memorial's first unveiling on 31 July 1921. The completed monument cost £1,650, making it the third most costly memorial erected in Queensland. Its traffic island setting, with bands of grass and concrete parallel to Bourbong Street, is shared with only one other intact digger memorial, at Aramac.